Human rights, torture and medical professional

One of modern civilization's achievement is the realization and dissemination of the knowledge that the rights to life, liberty and security of person are primary, inherent and inalienable to every human being, irrespective of race, nationality, economic status or other man-made discriminations. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 3 of 1948 and article 21 of the Indian Constitution recognize these rights as fundamental rights. Torture deals with medical, legal and ethical issues in relation to the barbaric practice of torture in various situations.

Today, torture in any form is condemned by civilized societies, and is not acceptable in any situation. Yet, clandestinely torture is prevalent in some form or the other all over the world. Only the methods of torture have changed and have become more “sophisticated” and consequently more “effective” and difficult to detect medically.