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2. Lesson Aims:
To understand how torture can be defined
To decide if torture can ever be justified
To consider ways in which torture can be prevented

3. What is torture?
Write the answer to this question on a post-it note and then stick it on the board.

4. Depriving a prisoner of sleep
Threatening to hurt a friend or relative of a prisoner
Frightening or threatening a prisoner
Violently shaking a prisoner
Refusing medical treatment
Forcible use of drugs on a prisoner
Subjecting a prisoner to mock execution
Rape

5. Out of the 189 countries in the UN, in how many of them does torture occur?
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C) More than 100?
Between 1990 and 2000, acts of torture were recorded in over 130 countries- nearly 2/3 of all the countries in the world.

6. Key Words
Torture: The deliberate inflicting of severe physical or mental pain or suffering by public officials to intimidate, punish or obtain a confession from a victim.
Pressure Group: People who are trying to change public opinion or government policy.
Amnesty International: A human rights pressure group who mainly campaigns against torture.

7. Millennium Park Case Study
Most people would agree that torture is wrong. However, sometimes torture has been justified as a means to an end.
We are now going to explore the different views on this issue….

8. Group 2 Amnesty International
Group Feedback
Group 1 The Police
Group 2 Amnesty International

9. Amnesty International 9th March
Has 1 million members and support in 162 countries.
Activities range from public demonstrations and letter writing to human rights education and fundraising concerts.
It is impartial and independent of any government or religion.

10. Homework Use the website www.greenpeace.org.uk
to get your information.
Design a poster explaining who Greenpeace are and examples of the different types of work they do.