https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture
Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons including punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for ...See more
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torture
The meaning of TORTURE is the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure.
https://phr.org/issues/torture/
Torture and other cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment or punishment violate human dignity and are absolutely prohibited at all times and under all ...
https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/torture/
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 ...
https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-against-torture-and-other-cruel-inhuman-or-degrading
Entry into force: 26 June 1987, in accordance with article 27 (1) The States Parties to this Convention, Considering that, in accordance with the principles ...
https://www.apt.ch/torture-prevention/what-torture
Preventing torture requires a strong legal foundation. Central to this is a clear definition of torture in international law. The United Nations Convention ...
https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-20-torture-18-usc-2340a
Section 2340A of Title 18, United States Code, prohibits torture committed by public officials under color of law against persons within the public official's ...
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/torture
Torture refers to the infliction of severe pain and suffering, as punishment, as coercion, or for the purposes of obtaining information or a confession.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/torture
Nov 18, 2025 — In the later Middle Ages, torture was again used to secure confessions in cases of serious crime (confession was known by the term “the queen of ...
https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security/torture
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the ...
https://www.cvt.org/resources/facts-about-torture/
Nov 8, 2024 — This prohibition extends to the United States and most other nations, where torture is a crime and punishable by law. Importantly, these laws ...
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/torture
TORTURE meaning: 1. the act of causing great physical or mental pain in order to persuade someone to do something or…. Learn more.
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/torture-and-trauma
About seven out of 10 refugees in Australia have been tortured or gone through some kind of war-related trauma. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...
https://www.hrw.org/topic/torture
The prohibition against torture is a bedrock principle of international law. Torture, as well as cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, is banned at all ...
https://www.freedomfromtorture.org/news-and-stories/what-is-torture
Jul 12, 2023 — Read about how torture is defined, different types of torture, where torture happens, why people are still tortured, and how we work with ...
https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-torture
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 ...See more
https://legal.un.org/avl/ha/catcidtp/catcidtp.html
The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the “Torture Convention”) was adopted by the General Assembly of ...See more
https://acf.gov/orr/programs/refugees/services-survivors-torture
Dec 11, 2023 — The Services for Survivors of Torture (SOT) Program helps people who have been tortured in another country and are now living in the United States (US).See more
https://tidsskrift.dk/torture-journal
by TL Herbert · Cited by 1 — Mahmud Sehwail et al. follow with an analysis of the profile and psychological effects of torture among Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons ..