Table 2 Types of torture reported by primary and secondary survivors

Beating

x

x

Slapping, kicking or punching

x

x

Blows with rifle butts, whips, straps or heavy sticks

x

x

Wounding

x

x

Maiming or breaking bones

x

x

Being bound or tied up as a form of immobilization

x

x

Arrest and detention/imprisonment

x

x

Stress to the senses

x

x

Exposure to extreme hot or cold

x

x

Deprivation of food and water

x

x

Deprivation of needed medical attention

x

x

Involuntary or forced labor

x

x

Rape

x

x

Psychological torture and ill-treatment

x

x

Psychological assault, harassment

x

x

Degradation (verbal abuse)

x

x

Death threats (against the victim, victim's family or friends)

x

x

Witnessing the torture of others (family, friends, other prisoners)

x

x

Forced portering^a

x

x

Forced to be a human landmine sweep^a

x

x

Mass roundup

x

Asphixiation (“Submarino,” includes the use of water)

x

Slavery (forced domestic servitude)

x

Application of electric shock

x

Forced contact with a dead body^a

x

Forced postures

x

Nakedness as a form of degradation

x

Torture (unspecified)

x

Burning as a method for killing

x

Deliberate killings of specific individuals

x

Deliberate killing of a noncombatant

x

Death in detention or police custody

x

Death as a consequence of torture or brutality

x

Removal of the eyes^a

x

Forced to be a soldier, including child soldier^a

x