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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.
Folter (auch Marter oder Tortur) ist das gezielte Zufügen von psychischem oder physischem Leid ( Schmerz, Angst, massive Erniedrigung ), um Aussagen zu erpressen, den Willen des Folteropfers zu brechen oder das Opfer zu erniedrigen. Die UN-Antifolterkonvention wertet jede Handlung als Folter, bei der Träger staatlicher Gewalt einer ...
Torture can leave survivors with deep but invisible psychological scars. From Syria to Thailand to Colombia, the U.N. Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture supports the mental health of survivors, rebuilding families and communities.
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.
22. Apr. 2024 · Human Rights Watch documents the use of torture all over the world. We are committed to pressing government authorities to act to prevent torture, as well as bringing those who engage in...
11. Apr. 2024 · torture, the infliction of severe physical or mental pain or suffering for a purpose, such as extracting information, coercing a confession, or inflicting punishment. It is normally committed by a public official or other person exercising comparable power and authority.
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.
Over the last five years, Amnesty International has reported on torture in 141 countries – three-quarters of the world. For decades, Amnesty has exposed governments who torture. We have supported torture survivors to get justice.
Das Übereinkommen gegen Folter und andere grausame, unmenschliche oder erniedrigende Behandlung oder Strafe (Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, CAT) wurde am 10. Dezember 1984 von der Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen verabschiedet (Resolution A/RES/39/46) und trat am 16.
22. Juni 2015 · While many countries made significant strides in combating torture, governments around the world are still using torture to extract information, force confessions, silence dissent or simply as a cruel form of punishment.
