遏制酷刑和法官的工作关系既密切又重大。法官担负着维护社会公平、正义的责任;担负着维护法律尊严的责任;担负着在履行国际公约方面发挥应有作用的责任。第一,依法惩处酷刑犯罪,维护当事人的合法权益。首先,在刑事审判工作方面,人民法院始终坚持严格按照刑法和刑事诉讼法的有关规定审理 The relationship between torture and the work of judges is both close and significant. Judges bear the responsibility of upholding social fairness and justice; bear the responsibility of upholding the dignity of the law; and shoulder the responsibility to play their due role in fulfilling the international conventions. First, punish the crime of torture in accordance with the law and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties concerned. First of all, in criminal trial work, the people’s court always adheres to strictly following the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law and the Criminal Procedure Law