Torture Quotations | Page 3

So he was really a tortured fellow, ... He felt very lonely during that period. But he felt that it helped him. And it did.

She was a 14-year-old girl locked in a bedroom where she was psychologically tortured and sexually degraded. She was threatened in a very credible way that if she ever tried to leave he'd kill her. Who is anyone to question how someone reacts to that situation?

The torture of being the unseen object, and the constantly observed subject.

The play is done, the crowds depart; and see / That twisted tortured thing hung from a tree, / Swart victim of a newer Calvary.

The photos and videos play a key role in ensuring government accountability for the torture that happened,

The president was tortured severely by the American forces and I saw bruise marks on his body. They are visible. They are still torturing him psychologically.

Many Indians and Israelis seem set to elect, with untroubled consciences, those who speak the language of torturers and terrorists. More disturbingly, these corrupted democracies may increasingly prove the norm rather than the exception.

Many of the countries highlighted in this report have absolutely abysmal records of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of detainees. The United States government must do all it can to end the global culture of torture. But real change can only occur if the Bush Administration not only admits that its own policies perpetuate torture and ill treatment, but also cleans house and stops warehousing detainees in countries with shameful human rights records.

The tape shows experimenters using their power over the monkeys to torture and torment them, while lab supervisors stand by or even join in,

The song is Texas having a fresh look at that Giorgio Moroder vibe of uplifting electronic pop but with sexy slow vocals. I wanted to combine modern sounds with a real Billie Holliday kind of feel. When I was growing up my dad would be away at sea and my Mum, my sister and I would be at home blasting disco and Abba alongside her old Billie Holliday albums. I knew the spirit I wanted. I knew I could emulate that Billie Holliday sensibility - not the framed icon with the beautiful flower in her hair, but the slightly dark woman on the edge, this tortured brave singer who struggled around this merciless music circuit. It's a bit of a homage from my heart.