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The text is for the following question. Onthe International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all states to end impunity for torture. "The prohibition of torture is absolute - under all circumstances. Yet, this core principle is undermined every day in detention centers, prisons, police stations, psychiatric institutions, and elsewhere," he said in a statementon Wednesday. The occasion, whichfalls on June 26 every year, is aimed at honoring victims of torture and reiterating global commitment to eradicating the crime. Guterres said he was encouraged that the world was moving towards universal ratification of the1984 UN Convention against Torture (CAT). "But states needed to ensure their national laws are in line with the convention in order to move from prohibiting torture from principle to practice."he said. Some 166 countries have ratified the convention, making it one of themost widely ratified international conventions. However, despite torture being condemned and criminalized widely, human rights experts say very few countries actually prosecute the offence. CAT defines torture as "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted for such purposes as obtaining information or a confession or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain is inflicted by a public official or any person acting in an official capacity." Crucially, it also obliges states to investigate and prosecute torture, regardless of where the offence occurred. "But that happens only rarely,"said experts. Swart, M. (2019). Why do states allow impunity for torture?. Takenon June 16, 2019 from https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/6/26/why-do-states-allow-impunity-for-torture. According to the text, what probably makes torture considered as a crime?

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    On the International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all states to end impunity for torture. 

    "The prohibition of torture is absolute - under all circumstances. Yet, this core principle is undermined every day in detention centers, prisons, police stations, psychiatric institutions, and elsewhere," he said in a statement on Wednesday.

    The occasion, which falls on June 26 every year, is aimed at honoring victims of torture and reiterating global commitment to eradicating the crime. Guterres said he was encouraged that the world was moving towards universal ratification of the 1984 UN Convention against Torture (CAT).

    "But states needed to ensure their national laws are in line with the convention in order to move from prohibiting torture from principle to practice." he said.  Some 166 countries have ratified the convention, making it one of the most widely ratified international conventions. However, despite torture being condemned and criminalized widely, human rights experts say very few countries actually prosecute the offence. 

    CAT defines torture as "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted for such purposes as obtaining information or a confession or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain is inflicted by a public official or any person acting in an official capacity." Crucially, it also obliges states to investigate and prosecute torture, regardless of where the offence occurred. "But that happens only rarely," said experts. 

Swart, M. (2019). Why do states allow impunity for torture?. Taken on June 16, 2019 from https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/6/26/why-do-states-allow-impunity-for-torture.


According to the text, what probably makes torture considered as a crime?space 

  1. It can cause war.undefined

  2. It causes somebody’s death.undefined

  3. It can cause severe suffering physically or mentally.undefined

  4. It was ratified by Convention Against Torture (CAT).undefined

  5. It is intentionally inflicted to obtain information or confession.undefined

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Soal tersebut menanyakan kemungkinan yang menyebabkan penganiayaan dianggap sebagai tindakan kriminal. Tidak ada penjelasan dalam teks tentang alasan penyiksaan ( torture ) dianggap sebagai tindakan kriminal. Namun, pada paragraf terakhir dijelaskan tentang definisi torture menurut CAT, yaitu 'segala tindakan yang mana rasa sakit atau penderitaan yang sangat berat, baik secara fisik maupun mental, sengaja diberikan dengan tujuan memperoleh infomasi atau pengakuan ….'. Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, penyiksaan itu dilakukan dengan memberikan penderitaan yang luar biasa kepada seseorang dengan tujuan-tujuan tertentu. Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa torture atau penyikasaan dianggap sebagai tindakan kriminal karena bisa menyebabkan penderitaan atau rasa sakit yang luar biasa baik secara fisik maupun mental. Pernyataan ini sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban C . Oleh karena itu, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah C.

Soal tersebut menanyakan kemungkinan yang menyebabkan penganiayaan dianggap sebagai tindakan kriminal.

Tidak ada penjelasan dalam teks tentang alasan penyiksaan (torture) dianggap sebagai tindakan kriminal. Namun, pada paragraf terakhir dijelaskan tentang definisi torture menurut CAT, yaitu 'segala tindakan yang mana rasa sakit atau penderitaan yang sangat berat, baik secara fisik maupun mental, sengaja diberikan dengan tujuan memperoleh infomasi atau pengakuan ….'.

Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, penyiksaan itu dilakukan dengan memberikan penderitaan yang luar biasa kepada seseorang dengan tujuan-tujuan tertentu. Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa torture atau penyikasaan dianggap sebagai tindakan kriminal karena bisa menyebabkan penderitaan atau rasa sakit yang luar biasa baik secara fisik maupun mental. Pernyataan ini sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban C.

Oleh karena itu, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah C.undefined

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