| IDEA Code |
2225 |
| Name |
Torture |
| Description |
Maiming and all other reports explicitly characterized as torture. Contrast this force used to extract information from physical sanctions for punishment (2223). |
| Usage Notes |
This event form includes both physical and psychological torture. |
| Example |
Two British mercenaries training Moslem forces in Bosnia were tortured, British Army Major Martin Waters said on Monday. *
| Source |
Association |
[none] |
| Sector |
[none] |
| Target |
Association |
England |
| Sector |
Insurgents |
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| Example Notes |
No source (initiating) actor is specified in this example, therefore, no source should be coded for this sentence. Although British Army Major Martin Waters has reported this incident, he is simply stating what happened; and is not the person who tortured the British mercenaries. Therefore, we do not code a source actor for this interaction. When coding to this event category, make certain that the person/s doing the torturing are coded as the source actor/s and the person/s being tortured are the target actor/s. |
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