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Cold torture

  • Torture by exposing to freezing temperatures

Nature

Prisoners are tortured by exposure to extremely cold temperatures. They are left outside without adequate clothing in cold weather. In some cases they are plunged into ice cold baths, sprayed with ice water, or exposed to cold drafts for long periods of time.

Incidence

Torture by cold has been reported in the following countries: (Africa) South Africa; (America) Argentina; (Asia) Israel, Syrian AR; (Europe) Italy.

Aggravates

Aggravated by

Value

Torture
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
  • Fundamental sciences » Heat
  • Societal problems » Maltreatment
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Nov 4, 2022