An act of torture causes severe pain or suffering either physically or mentally for the victim. This factsheet provides an overview of the impacts of torture and the right to rehabilitation for torture victims. It presents recommendations for ensuring rehabilitation…
This report forms part of a broader Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation attempt to understand changing patterns of torture in the new South Africa. The report looks only at experiences of torture amongst young black males in…
After 16 years of delays, South Africa finally enacted the Prevention and Combating of Torture of Persons Act in July 2013. The Act domesticates the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT)…