torture

Summary

torture is a type of crime^[1]. torture ranks in the top 7% of type_of_crime entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,912 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• torture's instance of is recorded as type of crime^[3].
• torture's main regulatory text is recorded as Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment^[4].
• torture is a type of intentional human activity^[5].
• torture is a type of crime^[6].
• torture is a type of inhumane treatment^[7].
• torture is a type of human rights violation^[8].
• torture is a type of violence^[9].
• torture is a type of criminal justice^[10].
• torture is a type of corporal punishment^[11].
• torture is used for interrogation^[12].
• torture is used for punishment^[13].
• torture's Commons category is recorded as Torture^[14].
• torture's said to be the same as is recorded as enhanced interrogation techniques^[15].
• torture's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Torture^[16].
• torture's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[17].
• torture's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• torture's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• torture's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• torture's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• torture's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[22].
• torture's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte^[23].
• torture's has effect is recorded as pain^[24].
• torture's different from is recorded as Tortura^[25].
• torture's practiced by is recorded as torturer^[26].
• torture's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights^[27].

Body

Context

torture's instance of is recorded as type of crime^[3].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for torture include International Day in Support of Victims of Torture^[28], a world day^[29], founded in 1997^[30].

Why It Matters

torture ranks in the top 7% of type_of_crime entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,912 views/month).^[2] torture has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] torture is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for torture include International Day in Support of Victims of Torture^[28], a world day^[29], founded in 1997^[30].