Selected links on Torture
"... 'torture' means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally
inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession,
punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating
or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or
suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official
or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from,
inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions." (UN Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment.)
Torture in any form and for any reason has been banned by international law,
but it is still practiced on a million people each year around the world.
Survivors of torture are found everywhere. Victims of torture and their families need
rehabilitation to make it possible for them to re-establish control over their lives.
This page contains comprehensive material with definitions, conventions, about absolute prohibition,
monitoring, organizations, treatment and repatriation and more.
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