Every morning as I turn on my phone, I brace myself for an onslaught of grotesque images and videos. Since becoming the United Nations Special Rapporteur for torture, I have faced a steady stream of testimonies of alleged torture and inhuman treatment in my email inbox and social media feeds.There is more conflict in the world right now than at any time since the end of World War II in 1945, with the Red Cross estimating that there are more than 100 conflicts globally. With this increase in violence has come a spike in incidents of torture. The grim headlines from the battlefields of Ukraine, Sudan and beyond mask the often more brutal stories of torture.War and torture have always been inextricably linked. In the confusion of conflict, it is all too easy for governments to excuse bad behaviour, to hide it and even to authorise it.
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