Tokyo Declaration (1975).-
Torture the deliberate, systematic or wanton infliction of physical, mental suffering by the one or more persons acting alone or on the orders of any other authority, to force another person to yield information, to confess or for any other reason.
TORTURER
♣ Criminal for extortion
♣ Terrorist group
♣ Housemaster on maidservant
♣ Recruiter on labor
♣ Husband or inlaws on wife
♣ Political opponent
♣ Religious opponent
♣ Police
♣ Security authorities
♣ Military
OBJECTIVES
¨ To obtain information
¨ To confess or admit the crime
¨ For extortion or bribe
¨ To take revenge
¨ To sign any document
¨ To show his power
¨ To spread terror in the community
¨ To stop raised voices against the establishment
TYPES OF TORTURE
A. PHYSICAL
Beating– by a feast, lathi, kick, whip, chain, belt, etc.
Falanga– beating by rods or roller in the feet
Telefono– repeated slapping on the head, particularly over the ear, causing rupture of the eardrum.
Finger-twisting, nail plucking, pinning into the nail bed, etc
Suspension–
Erect– by wrist
Inverted– by ankle
-by knee with hand holding the ankle(Parrot’s perch)
Submersion-
Wet Submarino-submersion into water or dirty water or urine
Dry Submarino-tying of plastic bag over the head
Jet Submarino-force flash of water on the nostrils and mouth
Hot sun bath-standing under hot sun for a long time
Cold bath- application of ice-cold water
Ghotna-rolling of a wooden log or iron rod up and down on the thigh, fixing the knee
Chepwa-tying of thighs and legs very tightly with tree or pillar
Electric, shock-specially in the penis and scrotum in the case of males and nipple in the case of females (cattle prod).
I am straddling- aparting the lower limb, sometimes against the rod.
Burn- by cigarette, candle, heated oil, corrosives, flame, etc.
Disfiguring by burn or corrosives
Mutilation-amputation, tooth extraction, chopping of ear, nose, lips etc.
B. MENTAL
Disallowing sleep
Solitary confinement
Pitch continuous sound
Starving
Bullying and scolding
Blindfolding for a long time
False annoying information
C. SEXUAL
Infliction of injury in the private parts- genitalia, rectum, breast, etc
Introduction of foreign body into the vagina or anus
Tying of weight with penis or scrotum
Molestation
Squeezing of scrotum
Introduction of irritants into the genitalia
Rape
Forceful sex
Sodomy
Perverted activity practiced on the victim- urination over the body, nodding, sadist activity, etc
D. PHARMACOLOGICAL
Introduction of psychotropic drug
Making addiction to drugs
Slow poisoning
Carcinogenic agent
Hepatotoxic or nephrotoxic drug
Drug causing impote
