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'''Torture''' is the use of pain to extract a confession. Nations in the [[Axis of Evil]] have been accused of using torture regularly. It was commonplace in the [[Middle Ages]] where many people such as [[witch]]es were tortured to extract confessions. International conventions have severely restricted its use.
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'''Torture''' is the use of pain to extract a confession. Nations in the [[Axis of Evil]] have been accused of using torture regularly. It was commonplace in the [[Middle Ages]] where many people such as [[witch]]es were tortured to extract confessions. International conventions have banned it.
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The US has been accused of using torture as interrogation method at Guantanamo and also kidnapping people of middle eastern descent in a process call [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6359875.stm extraodinary rendition].
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The US has been accused of using torture as interrogation method at Guantanamo and also kidnapping people of middle eastern descent in a process called [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6359875.stm extraodinary rendition].
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