torture is aimed to create a living dead. pressing systematic control on individuals who are in opposition to the ruling authorities, persons’ sense of self would be damaged. such an aversive situation is caused by intentional human action rather than natural causes. torture occurs in more than 90 countries (abu ghraib prison is a prominent example) however, epidemiologic data are limited. the ...

Unlike all other autocracies, authoritarian regimes are, as the ultimate form of authoritarianism, a distinct phenomenon of the modern era. Caused by the crisis of liberal democracy and industrial capitalism of the early twentieth century, and led by radical populist political movements/parties and their leaders, they established themselves as the regimes which marked one of the greatest degree...

Torture is aimed to create a living dead. Pressing systematic control on individuals who are in opposition to the ruling authorities, persons’ sense of self would be damaged. Such an aversive situation is caused by intentional human action rather than natural causes. Torture occurs in more than 90 countries (Abu Ghraib prison is a prominent example) however, epidemiologic data are limited. The ...