Amnesty International

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Amnesty International Torture

• Tiffany Fascianella

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What is Torture?

• Torture is an intentional infliction of physical
  or mental pain that is used to obtain information
  or to punish someone

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Statistics on Torture

• Over 150 countries throughout the world use
  torture
• There are approximately 500,000 survivors of
  torture in the U.S
• Currently 1,000 to 10,000 torturers living in the
  United States

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The lives of torture victims

• Surviving is far worse than the torture itself
• Sr. Dianna Ortiz

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What they are suffering

• Anxiety
• Chronic body pain
• Depression
• Flashbacks
• Forgetfulness
• Guilt
• Self-hatred
• Sleeplessness

Why???
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People that have been tortured

• Experience
• Acid
• Rape
• Blindfolded
• Burning
• Stripped
• Suspended by their wrists
• Electric shock
• Beating/Whipping (on the soles or feet)
• Extraction of fingernails and toenails
• Submission
• Suffocation
• Threats

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This is Torture
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Who is working to prevent this???
Amnesty International
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Amnesty International

• Independent from any government/religion
• Advocates for those who have no voice
• Vision of a world in which everyone has equal
  human rights
• A way for people around the world to unite and
  act together
• Information on people that are being held captive
  in different regions
• of the world
• News that educates its members and observers
• Protests that promote human rights
• Organization of hope

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relation to CST

• Tortureis contrary to the respect for the
  person and for human dignity
• Human Dignity
• Solidarity
• Participation
• Common Good
• Promotion of Peace