This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by Articles 2 and 6 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular respect for human dignity, the right to life, the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the prohibition of trafficking in human beings, the right to liberty and security, the right to the protection of personal data, the right of access to documents, the right to asylum and to prot ...[+++]ection against removal and expulsion, non-refoulement, non-discrimination and the rights of the child.

This Directive respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and notably human dignity, the prohibition of slavery, forced labour and trafficking in human beings, the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the rights of the child, the right to liberty and security, freedom of expression and information, the protection of personal data, the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial and the principles of ...[+++] the legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties.

(c)(d) the prohibition of removal, in violation of the right to freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment as laid down in international law, is respected; and

Looks forward to the assessment of the implementation of the European Union Guidelines on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which is being prepared for presentation to COHOM; in the context of the revision of those Guidelines, expects COHOM to discuss specific criteria for action concerning individual cases with a view to improving the implementation of the Guidelines; recommends the adoption of measures to ensure respect for the absolute prohibition of torture and other inhuman and degrading punishment and to resist any attempt to establish a European Union position legitimising the use of diploma ...[+++]tic assurances to facilitate the transfer of persons to a country where they may be at risk of torture or other inhuman or degrading punishment;

the prohibition of removal, in violation of the right to freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment as laid down in international law, is respected; and

(c) the right to freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment is respected as well as the prohibition of removal to such treatment; and