18. Emphasises that the Russian Federation has signed and ratified the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of December 1984 and the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of 1987, and that, as a member of the Council of Europe, Russia is also obliged to respect Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees the right to a fair trial;
18. rappelle que la fédération de Russie a signé et ratifié la Convention des Nations unies relative à la torture de décembre 1984 et la Convention européenne relative à la prévention de la torture de 1987 et que, en tant que membre du Conseil de l'Europe, la Russie est tenue de respecter l'article 6 de la Convention européenne relative aux droits de l'homme, qui garantit le droit à un procès juste;