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Originally Posted by martyh
You are of course correct ,we have signed treaties banning torture but can anyone give a clear ,consise definition of what actions during interogation are defined as torture ,what is the line when interrogation stops and it becomes torture ?
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..any act by which severe
pain or
suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him, or a third person, information or a
confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or
intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in, or incidental to, lawful sanctions. —UN Convention Against Torture
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