Denise is not sure if the phone numbers and addresses in the articles are still the same. Maybe a Far Side cartoon. Most of us don't think of it at all because it doesn't touch our lives. Deaths attributed to torture were reported in 49 of these nations. A victim of torture can be defined as someone who has been physically or psychologically tortured, has witnessed torture, discovered tortured bodies, was forced to engage in torture, had friends or loved ones tortured, or lived in an environment where torture was a real danger.
Torture is used to intimidate, to silence dissent.
It can be employed because of political affiliation, ethnicity, religious beliefs, or because of who you know or are related to. Their heads are put in plastic bags or submerged in liquid usually contaminated with vomit or feces. Their bodies are burned with cigarettes. Men frequently have electrodes attached to their penises. Up to 35 percent of the world's refugees have been tortured if they come from a country that practices torture.