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Torture is when somebody in an official capacity inflicts severe mental or physical pain or suffering on somebody else for a specific purpose. Sometimes authorities torture a person to extract a confession for a crime, or to get information from them. Sometimes torture is simply used as a punishment that spreads fear in society.
Definitions of torture. Torture is generally defined as deliberately inflicting "severe pain or suffering" on a prisoner, but exactly what this means in practice is disputed. [1] International level. UN Convention Against Torture.
Overview. Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. About the mandate. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, in resolution 1985/33, decided to appoint an expert for one year, a special rapporteur, to examine questions relevant to torture.
Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for various reasons, including punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties. Some definitions are restricted to acts carried out by the state, but others include non-state organizations.
1. Feb. 2022 · Politics Russian Federation. Torture is rife in Russia's prisons. Maria Kuznetsova. 02/01/2022. Photo and video material documents the extent of violence in Russia's prisons. DW spoke to...
11. Mai 2019 · Inside Syria’s Secret Torture Prisons: How Bashar al-Assad Crushed Dissent - The New York Times. 605. Memos sent to Syria’s head of military intelligence reporting the deaths of detainees in...
