Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Torture

Torture

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/June 26, 2024  by Wehwalt (talk) 12:50, 5 May 2024 (UTC)



Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for various reasons, including punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties. Some definitions are restricted to acts carried out by the state, but others include non-state organizations. A variety of methods of torture are used, often in combination; the most common form of physical torture is beatings or psychological methods to provide deniability. Most victims of torture are poor and marginalized people suspected of crimes, although torture against political prisoners or during armed conflict has received disproportionate attention. Torture is prohibited under international law for all states under all circumstances and is explicitly forbidden by several treaties. Opposition to torture stimulated the formation of the human rights movement after World War II, and torture continues to be an important human rights issue.
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 * Main editors: Buidhe
 * Promoted: May 30, 2022
 * Reasons for nomination: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is June 26. Level 4 vital article. Trying to hit the highlights with the lede, and it needs tweaks. For an image, wanted a generalized image rather than a specific act of torture from one place so there's other options to choose. One of the pieces of art could also work.
 * Support as nominator. Harizotoh9 (talk) 18:12, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Support this is an excellent article, and deserves to be on the main page.  750h+ &#124;   Talk  01:57, 4 April 2024 (UTC)