their own excreta.)
TORTURE
Any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is
intentionally inflicted on a person by or instigation of public official or
other person acting in an official capacity for purposes of obtaining from
the victim or a third person information or a confession , punishing
him/her for an act s/he or a third person has committed or is suspected of
having committed, or intimidating or coercing him/her or a third person,
or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind
THREAT
It is whereby a person threaten to commit a crime, including but not
limited to murder, rape, aggravated indecent assault, unlawful detention ,
theft, malicious damage to property thereby inspiring in the person on
whom she/he communicates the threat of a reasonable fear or belief that
he or she will commit the crime.
HARASSMENT/INTIMIDATION
Unlawfully subjecting one to pressure, insult of threat with intent to
cause him/her to suffer anxiety discomfort and/or the feeling of
insecurity.
MOVEMENT VIOLATIONS
KIDNAPPING/UNLAWFUL
DETENTION
Is whereby a person deprives another person of his freedom of bodily
movement without lawful justification and/or authority
(based on
section 93 of the Criminal code Act)
The taking away of a person using intimidation , open force of violence
a)
ABDUCTION
b) UNLAWFUL ARREST
Is the arrest of a person by another person (usually a police officer),
whereby the latter’s position generally authorizes him/her to arrest the
other person, but not in this particular case. Essentially, it is a form of
abuse of power on the part of the police officer
c)
UNLAWFUL DETENTION
Depriving a person of his or her freedom of bodily movement without
lawful justification and/or authority.
d) FORCED DISPLACEMENT
Internal displacement of persons or groups of persons “…who have been
forced or obliged to flee or leave their homes or places or habitual
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