Is any form of physical assault including hitting of a person with or without an object such
as a stick, belt, whip, barbed wire, log or any other object including bare hands. It also
includes the kicking or head-butting of a person; and includes stabbing, shooting and
forced consumption (forcing a person or overeat or eat something poisonous or their own
excreta.)
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 threatens 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/INTIMIDATION
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
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
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