Overview of main observations of five years fact-finding and research 2010, para. 72
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Another often-used reason for the widespread use of torture, particularly during the last decade, is the extraction of intelligence information in the context of the global fight against terrorism and the deliberate undermining of the absolute prohibition of torture and ill-treatment.
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment