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The CPT visits places of detention and assesses how persons deprived of their liberty are treated in order to strengthen their protection from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Learn more; Frequently asked questions
Two women have been jailed after filming the ‘sadistic’ torture of a vulnerable man they accused of being a paedophile. The pair filmed their brutal drug-fuelled attack as they tortured a man ...
Torture, defined as the deliberate infliction of severe physical or psychological pain on an individual, was a common feature of medieval society across Europe and beyond.
There were many grounds for torture during the Middle Ages — religious fervor and criminal punishment come to mind — but why would a person take the time to invent a device designed to maim? Advertisement
GENEVA (10 May 2024) - The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) today issued its findings on Austria, Azerbaijan, Finland, Honduras, Liechtenstein, and North Macedonia, after reviewing the six States parties in its latest session.
The rack is a torture device consisting of a rectangular, usually wooden frame, slightly raised from the ground, [1] with a roller at one or both ends. The victim's ankles are fastened to one roller and the wrists are chained to the other.
A delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out a periodic visit to the Republic of Ireland from 21 to 31 May 2024. It was the Committee’s eighth periodic visit to this country. 04/06/2024.
