No matter the circumstances torture is considered unlawful and not allowed. This should not be a situational decision. Individuals should not have the power to pick and choose when torture is okay to carry out. No one should be held responsible for admitting to a crime to prevent torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 29 states that (1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible; (2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society; and
(3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. This article is very important because it enforces the people obligation to each other to ensure that everyone has the same rights and freedoms regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or