Electrical torture
Nature
High voltage electricity is being used extensively in torture. Electrical clips, and pointed electrodes are attached to sensitive areas and repeatedly switched on. Cattle prods are touched to skin. Individuals are strapped to metal frames and attached to electrodes. This may result in severe pain, loss of consciousness, involuntary muscle contractions or death.
Incidence
Torture using electric shock has been reported in the following countries: [Africa] Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Libyan AJ, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe. [America] Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Grenada, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay. [Asia] Afghanistan, D Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran Islamic Rep, Iraq, Korea Rep, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Syrian AR, Taiwan (Rep of China). [Europe] Albania, Greece, Italy, Turkey.
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Type
(E) Emanations of other problems