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Existe tortura cuando una persona actuando a título oficial inflige dolor o sufrimiento mental o físico grave a otra persona con un fin específico. En unos casos, las autoridades torturan a una persona para que confiese un delito, o para obtener información de ella.
Human Rights Watch documents the use of torture all over the world. We are committed to pressing government authorities to act to prevent torture, as well as bringing those who engage in...
Between January 2009 and May 2013, Amnesty International received reports of torture in 141 countries, from every region of the world. Torture can never be justified. It is barbaric and inhumane, and replaces the rule of law with terror. No one is safe when governments allow its use.
Podcast. The World Organisation Against Torture works with 200 member organisations to end torture and ill-treatment, assist victims, and protect human rights defenders at risk wherever they are. Read more. Annual Report 2023. Read more. United Kingdom. 23.06.23. Podcast.
International law prohibits torture at all times and in all places, even in situations of armed conflict or public emergency. There are no exceptions. States have made unprecedented efforts towards establishing frameworks for implementing the prohibition of torture.
June 22, 2015. Torture around the world: what you need to know. On 26 June, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty International members and supporters in more than 55 countries will hold events to remind people that thousands are being tortured around the world.
Overview. Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. About the mandate. 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 relevant to torture.
