AUGUST 2017
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/INTIMIDATIO
N
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
a) ABDUCTION
b) UNLAWFUL ARREST
c) UNLAWFUL
DETENTION
d) FORCED
DISPLACEMENT
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
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
Depriving a person of his or her freedom of bodily
movement without lawful justification and/or authority.
Internal displacement of persons or groups of persons
“…who have been forced or obliged to flee or leave their
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