Strappado
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The strappado, also known as corda, is a form of torture in which the victim's hands are tied behind their back and the victim is suspended by a rope attached to the wrists, typically resulting in dis
The strappado, used as public punishment; detail of plate 10 of Les Grandes Misères de la guerre by Jacques Callot, 1633
A sculpture depicting strappado
Torture
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Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons including punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties.
Strappado
…The strappado, also known as corda, is a form of torture in which the victim's hands are tied behind their back and the victim is suspended by a rope attached to the wrists, typically resulting in dislocated…
Captured Viet Cong soldier, blindfolded and tied in a stress position by American forces during the Vietnam War, 1967
While solitary confinement, life imprisonment without the prospect of parole, and corporal punishment have been challenged, imprisonment itself escapes scrutiny despite evidence it is harmful.
Two Elamite chiefs flayed alive after the Battle of Ulai, Assyrian relief
"The custody of a criminal does not require torture" by Francisco Goya, c. 1812