Torture and Interrogation

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Torture and Interrogation

Introduction

The paper covers the topic of torture and interrogation. The main focus will be on the concept of torture, as well as interrogation techniques in the military, especially in the times of war. The content will discuss that the fight against terrorism has increased everywhere, the role of intelligence in national security. If they received a significant strengthening of their means, they also had to adapt to new rules of governance of democratic societies. Thus, an ethical concern is it appeared in the Western services, whereas a particular profession also may be exercised without the operators do not have a code of conduct giving them much-needed benchmarks. This new requirement has been accentuated by the highly questionable practices which are guilty of the U.S. intelligence services as part of their "war against terrorism."

Thesis Statement

Strong interrogation techniques are needed in military and enhanced interrogation is witnessed to bring out positive results at times of war against terrorism.

The Concept of Torture

Torture is a serious violation of human rights and is strictly prohibited by international law. Since the use of torture violates fundamental civil and political liberties, it is this issue was addressed by the United Nations (UN) in the development of standards in the field of human rights in the first place. One of the first measures was to prohibit corporal punishment in colonial territories in 1949. International law prohibits torture and other inhuman and degrading treatment, which cannot be used under any circumstances.

Despite the fact that torture was prohibited by law, they are still used in most countries around the world. In the 2001 report by Amnesty International drew attention to the fact that during the period from 1997 to 2001, torture was used in 140 countries. They found that every year thousands of offenders were beaten, raped and killed other human beings shock.

In 2005, new rebel groups emerged in western Sudan. They carried out attacks in eastern Chad, despite signing peace agreements in December 2006 and October 2007. Now lack of rule of law and political instability prevails throughout the country. The extreme political repression in Chad is part of the backdrop of serious restrictions on freedom of expression. The defenders are subject to threats, harassment, stigmatization, physical attacks, arbitrary arrests, prosecutions and ill-treatment and torture while in detention. The lawyers who assist victims of the previous regime and journalists have been specifically targeted.

Rights at Stake

The fight against torture is a specific international instrument: the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (1984). Additionally torture is condemned in Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Other legal rules of international law that collect torture are the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The definition of the offense varies by the regulations of each country, but in whole and in general is considered torture under criminal law to "the acts committed by officials or ...