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Torture, according to international law, is "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."[LINK: http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/h_cat39.htm]
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment, United Nations, 10 December 1984. In addition to
state-sponsored torture, individ
