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Web Gallery of Art: The Torture of St Thomas
An image of "The Torture of St Thomas", created by Giambattista Pittoni in 1722 (Oil on canvas).
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Web Gallery of Art: 6. Torture of the Jew
An image of "6. Torture of the Jew", created by Piero Della Francesca from 1452-66 (Fresco, 356 x 193 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Torture of St John the Evangelist
An image of "Torture of St John the Evangelist", created by Filippino Lippi from 1487-1502 (Fresco).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Torture of St George
An image of "The Torture of St George", created by Michiel Van Coxcie during the 1580's (Panel).
US Department of State
U.s. Dept. Of State: 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: China
A comprehensive account of human rights practices in China for the year 2018. Per the US Department of State, China's "human rights record remained poor and worsened in some areas." Sections of the report include: Arbitrary or Unlawful...
Harvard University
Harvard University: The Case of Pinochet
This site provides background and current events information regarding the rise and fall of the Pinochet regime in Chile.
Teacher Oz
Teacher Oz: Castles, Plague, Witch Trials, the Church, Royalty
List of excellent links to a great deal of information about witches, witchcraft, the witch hunt and all of the hysteria that surrounded the time period.
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Liberty
Liberty is an organisation that was formed seventy-five years ago to champion liberty in all sorts of social contexts. The site has information about many of the current issues - ASBOs, asylum, street cameras and so on - with media links...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Treadmill's Dark and Twisted Past
The constant thud underneath your feet. The constrained space. The monotony of going nowhere fast. Running on a treadmill can certainly feel like torture, but did you know it was originally used for that very purpose? Conor Heffernan...
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Wislawa Szymborska's Home Page
Site for information on Szymborska - includes the poem "Tortures" and links to article about the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Understanding Slavery Initiative
Understanding Slavery Initiative: Atlantic Crossing
Discover the period some refer to as "Middle Passage," when enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean or America. Read first-hand accounts of the torture and deprivation experienced by thousands of...
Other
Lords and Ladies: Life in the Middle Ages
Explore what life was like during the medieval times. Among topics discover trends in clothing, food, and torture techniques of the age.
CNN
Cnn: Obama Plans Executive Order to Close Guantanamo Bay
President Barack Obama will issue executive orders concerning the closure of the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. The banning of torture and a review of detention policies are included. (January 22, 2009)
A&E Television
History.com: Before America Had Witch Trials, Europe Had Werewolf Trials
A few of the accused may have been actual pedophiles or serial killers, but many were beggars, hermits or recent emigres who were tortured into confessions. 200 years before the witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, courts in Europe were...
Rice University
Galileo Project: Procedure of the Roman Inquisition
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides a medium length article describing the prosecution of the Roman Inquisition. The information is very interesting and worth checking out on the subject.
Other
Liberty: Protecting Civil Liberties, Protecting Human Rights
Liberty is a campaign group that "seeks to protect civil liberties and promote human rights for everyone". This site outlines the work of the group and the issues on which it campaigns; provides articles, speeches and publications; and...
A&E Television
History.com: How the End of the Vietnam War Led to a Refugee Crisis
The fall of Saigon in April 1975 marked the close of the war, but also the beginning of one of the largest and longest refugee crises in history. Over the next two decades -- from 1975 to 1995 -- more than three million people fled...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: The "Palace" of Diocletian at Split
This ibiblio.org site gives a brief description and shows a picture of the unique architecture of the Palace of Diocletian, an emperor that tortured Christians.
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Unesco: Poland: Auschwitz Birkenau
The fortified walls, barbed wire, platforms, barracks, gallows, gas chambers and cremation ovens show the conditions within which the Nazi genocide took place in the former concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Beccaria
An Italian philosopher best known for his treatise On Crimes and Punishments, which condemned torture and the death penality.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Marquis De Beccaria
(1738-1794) Marquis of Beccaria or Cesare, an Italian philosopher and politician best known for his treatise On Crimes and Punishments, which condemned torture and the death penalty and was a founding work in the field of criminology.
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Castles, Plague, Witch Trials, the Church, Royalty
List of excellent links to a great deal of information about witches, witch craft, the witch hunt and all of the hysteria that surrounded the time period.
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Web Gallery of Art: St Hippolyte Triptych
An image of "St Hippolyte Triptych", created by Dieric the Elder Bouts after 1468 (Oil on wood, 90 x 89,2 cm , 92 x 41 cm).
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