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Bookmark or Share- Torture - Amnesty InternationalTorture 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.
- Stop Torture | Amnesty International - Amnesty InternationalTORTURE: A GLOBAL CRISIS. We are witnessing a global crisis on 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.
- Torture | Human Rights, Psychological Effects & Preventiontorture, 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.
- Torture | Human Rights WatchTorture | Human Rights Watch. The prohibition against torture is a bedrock principle of international law. Torture, as well as cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, is banned at all times,...
- Ethics of Torture: Definitions, History, and Institutions | Oxford ...Summary. International law defines torture as the intentional infliction of intense suffering aimed at forcing someone to reveal information, punishing unwanted behavior or inspiring fear in a broader population.
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