Condemnation Of Torture

The first signs of protection and condemnation of torture and inhuman

treatment appeared in the First Geneva Convention of 1864 which stipulated the

wounded and infirm soldiers and medical personnel were protected against torture

and attacks. The scope of the First Geneva Convention were expanded throughout the

years with the Second, Third and Fourth Geneva Convention to include shipwrecked

soldiers and other naval forces, the definition of a prisoner of war and the rights they

were guaranteed, and lastly the civilians of the place were conflict exists. During the

cold war however, cruel treatment and torture were carried out by military

authorities of different countries to discern military secrets from other nations. In an