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The beginning, the height, the decline

Scott, Riley George. A History of Torture. Senate. 1995.

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Primitive tribes employ torture in their religiousrites or code of punishment

Acceptance of human sacrifice led to the wideningof the criminal code

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Aborigines of Australia, Polynesia

and Borneo include mutilation intheir initiatory rites

Natives of East Africa and Abyssiniaadopted infibulation

From initiatory rites to punishments



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In Greece, the Rack was applicable

to all cases

In Rome and Greece, torture upon

slaves are part of their being



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European States practised torture for

extorting confessions

In the 13th century, judicial torture

flourished in Italy

I

n the 17

th

century, torture becamenecessary in criminal procedure



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Since the earliest days of civilization there hasbeen an opposition to the practice of torture

In 1624, Johann Graefe presented a case againsttorture in his Tribunal Reformation

In 1740, Frederick the Great abolished torturein Prussia



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In 1786, the efforts of Beccaria in Italy led to theabolition of torture

In 1789, Voltaire was able to remove judicialtorture in France

Torture came to an end in Russia in 1801, and1812 in Spain

England ended torture in 1640, and 1708 inScotland by Act of Parliament

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