Sentence examples for act of torture from inspiring English sources

"Nobody said he participated in any act of torture".

Its definition had previously included any act of torture by any individual or group.

There's nothing, it seems, more "uncomplicated" and more "unmysterious" than the act of torture.

In international law, rape committed by state officials can be defined as an act of torture, but in the DRC, rape as an act of torture goes unacknowledged and unprosecuted, according to the report.

It also expanded the definition of sexual assault to be more easily punishable as an act of torture.

But... no act of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment has been sanctioned by the state".

In some cases, these massacres involved gruesome acts of torture.

He was committing acts of torture from that time onwards.

In 2000, a Senegal court charged him with crimes against humanity, including "acts of torture and acts of barbarity".

Indiscriminate arrests, acts of torture, and executions began almost at once throughout Cuba.

Until recently, these statements generally underscored the importance of investigating and prosecuting all acts of torture.