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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]], [[interrogational torture|interrogation for information]], or intimidating third parties. [[definitions of torture|Some definitions]] are restricted to acts carried out by the state, but others include non-state organizations. A variety of [[methods of torture]] are used, often in combination; the most common form of physical torture is beatings or [[psychological torture|psychological]] methods to provide deniability. Most victims of torture are poor and marginalized people suspected of crimes, although torture against [[political prisoner]]s or during armed conflict has received disproportionate attention. Torture is [[Torture in international law|prohibited under international law]] for all states [[Peremptory norm|under all circumstances]] and is explicitly forbidden by several treaties. Opposition to torture stimulated the formation of the [[human rights movement]] after [[World War |
'''[[Torture]]''' is the deliberate infliction of severe [[pain]] or [[suffering]] on a person for various reasons, including [[punishment]], extracting a [[confession]], [[interrogational torture|interrogation for information]], or intimidating third parties. [[definitions of torture|Some definitions]] are restricted to acts carried out by the state, but others include non-state organizations. A variety of [[methods of torture]] are used, often in combination; the most common form of physical torture is beatings or [[psychological torture|psychological]] methods to provide deniability. Most victims of torture are poor and marginalized people suspected of crimes, although torture against [[political prisoner]]s or during armed conflict has received disproportionate attention. Torture is [[Torture in international law|prohibited under international law]] for all states [[Peremptory norm|under all circumstances]] and is explicitly forbidden by several treaties. Opposition to torture stimulated the formation of the [[human rights movement]] after [[World War II]], and torture continues to be an important [[human rights]] issue. {{TFAFULL|Torture}} |
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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. A variety of methods of torture are used, often in combination; the most common form of physical torture is beatings or psychological methods to provide deniability. Most victims of torture are poor and marginalized people suspected of crimes, although torture against political prisoners or during armed conflict has received disproportionate attention. Torture is prohibited under international law for all states under all circumstances and is explicitly forbidden by several treaties. Opposition to torture stimulated the formation of the human rights movement after World War II, and torture continues to be an important human rights issue. (Full article...)