Torture and ill-treatment: an intro for medics
What is ill-treatment?
Ill-treatment: the act of treating someone badly, especially by being violent or by not taking care of them.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
Introduction
Within the world of torture prevention, ill-treatment may be thought of as an umbrella word covering acts of torture as well as myriad other acts of ‘cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment’ (CIDT). This somewhat unwieldy term was coined during the drafting of the United Nations (UN) Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in response to the atrocities of World War II. Article 5 reads simply, ‘No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment’.
Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
Hebrews 13:3