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22 Mar, 11 tweets, 2 min read

Today the Global Week Against Torture starts. How much do you know about this human rights issue? Take our quiz to test yourself and learn more #EndTorture2021 #QuizAgainstTorture

How many days in solitary confinement could constitute torture for a child?

Inflicting psychological distress in order to get information can constitute a form of torture.

Detaining someone in an overcrowded cell can be considered as torture or other ill treatment.

Police brutality during protests can be considered torture.

The answer is True: Detaining someone in an overcrowded cell can be considered torture or other ill-treatment.

The answer is: True. Torture can also be psychological.

The answer is: True. Police violence can amount to torture.

The answer is: One. One day in solitary confinement could constitute torture for a child.

What year was torture internationally condemned?

The answer is: Torture was internationally condemned in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 #EndTorture2021 #QuizAgainstTorture

#EndTorture2021 #QuizAgainstTorture
Torture is sometimes the only way to get information

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