A total of 1820 victims of alleged police torture were examined at the office of Surgeon Medicolegal Punjab Lahore during a period of 5 years. Most of the victims at the time of examination were showing visible evidence of Physical trauma. Victims were mainly men. Examination was conducted on the directions of various courts (Judicial Magistrates, District and Session Judges, and Lahore High Co...

Abstract Torture of persons living in poverty has traditionally been at the margins human rights interventions that have primarily focused on political and conflict related torture. This article examines extent to which evolving practice bodies organisations evidences an emerging paradigm shift. It finds a combination growing body empirical research, novel approaches by work such as Subcommitte...

Torture entails the deliberate infliction of severe physical and mental pain and suffering through cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment and punishment to silence individuals and oppositions to the ruling authorities. Such victims experience mental death, difficulties in coping, memory and concentration impairment, loss of core beliefs, feelings of shame and guilt, mental defeat, and alienatio...