The right in Article 4 is the right guaranteed by Article 3 of the ECHR, which has the same wording: ‘No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment’.
I sé an ceart atá i gceist in Airteagal 4 an cearta ráthaítear in Airteagal 3 den CECD, agus is ionann an fhoclaíocht ann: ‘Ní dhéanfar céastóireacht ar dhuine ar bith ná cóir ná pionós mídhaonna nó táirchéimneach a chur air.’