What is Non-State Torture(NST)?
Non-State Torture (NST) is torture committed in public or private, in relationships, perpetrated within families, in human trafficking, in prostitution, in pornographic exploitation, by violent individuals, groups and gangs, dismissed as socio-cultural, traditional or religious acts and norms and can be committed during migration, displacement, in humanitarian and civil unrest, for example.
Many people across the globe have endured non-State torture. However, few countries have enacted laws addressing torture committed by private individuals and groups.
