| − | '''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. | + | '''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. |
| − | 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]. | + | 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]. |