torture
intentional infliction of physical or mental suffering upon a person or an animal
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Summary
torture is a type of crime[1]. torture ranks in the top 7% of type of crime entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,267 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Main regulatory text: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment[3]
- Subclass of: intentional human activity[4], crime[5], inhumane treatment[6], human rights violation[7], violence[8], criminal justice[9], corporal punishment[10]
- Has use: interrogation[11], punishment[12]
- Commons category: Torture[13]
- Said to be the same as: enhanced interrogation techniques[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Torture[15]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[21], Dresdner Hefte[22]
- Has effect: pain[23]
- Different from: Tortura[24]
- Practiced by: torturer[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[26], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Torture[28]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for torture include International Day in Support of Victims of Torture[29], a world day[30], founded in 1997[31].
Why It Matters
torture has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] torture is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for torture include International Day in Support of Victims of Torture[29], a world day[30], founded in 1997[31].