Prisoners of War by Zack Manganello
Prisoners of War by Zack Manganello
Home
The Vietnam War
Geneva Convention
Code of Conduct
Living Conditions
MIA Controversy
Torture
PTSD
Refrences
Ways POWs were tortured
The most common forms of torture include:
Beating, kicking, striking with objects
Beating to the head
Threats,
Being chained or tied to others
Exposure to heat,
sun, strong light
Exposure to rain
Being placed in a sack, box, or very small space
Drowning, submersion of head in water
Suffocation
Overexertion, hard labor
Exposure to unhygienic conditions conducive to infections and other diseases
Solitary confinement
Watching others being tortured
Starvation
Sleep deprivation
Being hung from a rod by hands and/or feet
Rape, mutilation of genitalia
Sexual humiliation
Burning
Forced standing
Having urine or feces thrown at one or being made to throw urine or feces at other prisoners
Insertion of needles under toenails and fingernails
Being forced to write confessions numerous times
Being shocked repeatedly by electrical instrument