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torture

thumb|upright=1.1|Captured Viet Cong soldier, blindfolded and tied in a [[stress position by American forces during the Vietnam War, 1967]]

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Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe physical or psychological pain on a person, often used to extract information or punish them, as illustrated in this image from the Vietnam War. It matters because it raises serious ethical and legal concerns—most countries and international law prohibit it as a violation of human rights and human dignity.

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Psychological torture: definitions, clinical sequelae and treatment principles.ReviewBritish journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) · 2023Hong AS, Pickering RDOI: 10.12968/hmed.2023.0104
Torture.ReviewCurrent opinion in psychiatry · 2007Wenzel TDOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e3282c3a5c1
Suspension torture and its physical sequelae.Journal of forensic and legal medicine · 2021Woldu S, Brasholt MDOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102155
Torture Survivors and Asylum: Legal, Medical, and Psychological Perspectives.ReviewThe American journal of medicine · 2023Longstreth GF, Attix C, Kuck JDOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.10.014
Pulmonary Manifestations of Torture.ReviewChest · 2021Hiensch RJDOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.02.010
Child torture victimization: Review of criminal statutes and medico-legal issues.ReviewChild abuse & neglect · 2024Deutsch SA, O'Brien EDOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106750
Complicity and torture.ReviewJournal of medical ethics · 2017Shue HDOI: 10.1136/medethics-2015-103280
Psychological torture.Torture : quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture · 2019Patel NDOI: 10.7146/torture.v29i3.117412

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Definitions
History
Pre-abolition
Abolition and continued use
Prevalence
Perpetrators
Purpose
Punishment
Deterrence
Confession
Interrogation
Methods
Effects
Public opinion
Prohibition
Prevention
References
Sources
Books
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thumb|upright=1.1|Captured Viet Cong soldier, blindfolded and tied in a [[stress position by American forces during the Vietnam War, 1967]]

Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons including punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties.