Essays on Torture

Nicholas Tower came crashing down at the sound of an explosion! Shouts of terror echoed all over Independence Square Port of Spain as several people lay dead on the street whilst others were bleeding from injuries caused by flying debris. Another bomb had gone off,…

There have been many different way of torture/execution in the past years, and most of these selections chosen below came from literature. These way of torture/execution are unimaginable and inhumane. The original way of beheading before the guillotine was with a sword, and it would…

The bright future of an 18-year-old crumbled to dust when he and two others were arrested and accused of stealing from passengers in a jeepney in April 2010. Immediately after his capture, the young man was thrown to the ground and punched in the face….

The idea of interrogation stipulates that the detainees being tortured possess some valuable information and said information cannot be obtained unless through torture. Healy and Wantchekon threw light on the idea that torture can be a reasonable practice which can be embarked by governmental bodies…

The Dark Side of History: Torture Methods in Medieval Europe Criminal punishment is a long-standing feature of social life. As early as the pre-modern period, various types of sanctions were already created to penalize acts that deviate from socially-accepted norms and laws. Accordingly, past societies…

Government Sanctioned Torture There are many controversial topics in today’s day and age, and anything that points to the government seems to become the most cared about topic. Recently media has been exposing what Americans are calling the horrifying truth of our government. Government Sanctioned…

Collateral Damage: Why Torture Is Never Permissible Torture is irrefutably a violation of human rights. Modern torture techniques that have been employed by the United States government – including psychological torture, sensory deprivation, sleep deprivation, starvation and thirst, waterboarding, forced standing, and cold cells –…

While terrorism has been an issue all around the world, it has evolved itself into America, and I believe using torture on suspected terrorists could help lower terrorism. Many ask “What is considered ‘torture’, and is it justifiable?” I will prove that torture is justifiable…