Problem
Social isolation as torture
Nature:
Isolation from other human beings is used in a number of ways as torture, including solitary confinement. Generally, in its extreme form the prisoner never sees another human being for months at a time and when he does it is his torturers. In less extreme forms prisoners are denied the right to receive visitors or access to medical or legal assistance as punishments. In some cases access to the prisoner is only made available after a confession or other incriminating evidence has been obtained and formal legal charges have been made.
Incidence:
Social isolation has been reported in the following countries:
[Africa] South Africa, Zambia
[America] Guyana, Haiti, Uruguay
[Asia] Afghanistan, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates
Broader Problems:
Social isolationTorture by deprivation Narrower Problems:
Boredom of detentionIncommunicado detention Related Problems:
Solitary confinementSelf-imposed social isolation due to torture Strategies:
Torturing by deprivationTorturing by social isolationIsolating sociallyBreaking down social isolation Subject(s):
Societal Problems → IsolationSocietal Problems → Maltreatment
Society → Social
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
17.10.2021 – 09:32 CEST