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Work in pairs. What do you think the answers are to these questions?
In 1996 there were 171 countries in the world:
1.In h o w many countries did people in prison o r police custody suffer torture o r ill-treatment?
a. 24 6. 67 c. 124?
2. In h o w many countries did people die a s a result of torture o r inhuman prison conditions?
a. 16 b. 46 c. 82?
Find out the answers from your teacher and then discuss these questions:
1. D o the figures surprise o r shock you o r are they w h a t you would expect?
2. Do you think the figures would be better o r worse for this year? O r a b o u t the same?
3. In which countries would you expect t o find torture happening?
4. W h a t about your o w n country?
Reading
Read the articles through quickly and answer the questions below:
Which countries are mentioned in connection with torture?
Do a n y of the articles surprise you? Which? W h y ?
Discussion
Discuss these questions in small groups:
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1. D o you think t h a t the conduct of the US police might sometimes actually be 'torture'?
2. H o w would you define 'torture'?
3. Do you feel t h a t any of the cases of torture mentioned above might in any w a y be justified?
4. Do you think the police in your country torture suspects a n d k n o w n criminals?
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Discussion
Work in small groups. Look at the situations below. Discuss how much force, if any, it is acceptable for
the police or army to use in each situation in order to get what they want.
1. The police arrest someone for a bank robbery. 3. The police catch a member of a terrorist
They are absolutely certain they have the organisation. He knows the names of other
person responsible, and he already has a members of the organisation. He also has
criminal record, but at the moment they have information about where they have stores of
no evidence. They need a confession. They arms and explosives. This information will save
only have four hours to get one before he must lives.
be released.
4. Your country is at war. You capture a high-
2. A child has been kidnapped. The kidnappers ranking enemy soldier who has considerable
are threatening to kill the child if their knowledge of the enemy plans. This
demands are not met. The police catch one of information would certainly save the lives of
the kidnappers who knows where the child is many of your soldiers and possibly shorten the
being held. She refuses to tell the police. war.
Would your response to situation 2 be the same if the child was yours or a friend's?