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