Redress.org's definition of torture

WHAT IS TORTURE?

Torture is universally accepted as:


"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".


(Article 1 of the United Nations Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1988).


Specifically, for an act to be considered as torture, all of the following elements must be present:



The act must have caused severe pain or suffering;

It must have been inflicted by or on behalf of or at the consent of a public official (such as the police or security forces);

It must have been committed for a specific purpose, such as to elicit a confession to a crime or to instil fear.

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I WAS TORTURED AT STAFFORD COUNTY COURT, IN THE SECRET FAMILY COURT ON NOVEMBER 29th 2005

I AM NOT A TERRORIST OR A TROUBLEMAKER - I AM A CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR (STAFFORDSHIRE PINDOWN) AND A RAPE SURVIVOR, ALSO I AM A CHRISTIAN

THIS COUNTRY - GREAT BRITAIN - USES TORTURE ON CHILDREN AND MOTHERS IN THEIR SECRET COURTS.