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Sham executions

Nature

A frequent form of psychological torture is mock or sham executions of prisoners. Prisoners have a gun pointed at them, the trigger is pulled and there is no bullet in the chamber. In other cases, prisoners are partially asphyxiated by wrapping their heads in a wet towels or plastic sheets or having their heads held under water which sometimes contains excrement, urine or other filth added.

Incidence

Sham executions has been reported in the following countries: (Africa) Lesotho, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa; (America) Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, El Salvador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay; (Asia) Iran Islamic Rep, Iraq.

Broader

Death threats
Presentable

Value

Sham
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
Content quality
Presentable
 Presentable
Language
English
Last update
Nov 4, 2022