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| Rank |
Topic |
Wikipedia views |
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| 1 |
Torture |
6,144 |
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| 2 |
Castration |
5,595 |
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| 3 |
Milgram experiment |
5,572 |
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| 4 |
Hanged, drawn and quartered |
4,494 |
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| 5 |
Incarceration |
3,819 |
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| 6 |
Crucifixion |
3,653 |
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| 7 |
Glasgow smile |
3,543 |
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| 8 |
Russian roulette |
2,922 |
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| 9 |
Disembowelment |
2,765 |
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| 10 |
Flaying |
2,269 |
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| 11 |
Slow slicing |
2,216 |
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| 12 |
Electric shock |
2,091 |
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| 13 |
Emasculation |
1,936 |
 |
| 14 |
Impalement |
1,571 |
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| 15 |
Tickle torture |
1,325 |
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| 16 |
Necklacing |
1,280 |
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| 17 |
Dismemberment |
1,279 |
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| 18 |
Death by boiling |
1,245 |
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| 19 |
Crime against humanity |
1,208 |
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| 20 |
Extraordinary rendition by the United States |
1,143 |
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| 21 |
Cruel and unusual punishment |
1,112 |
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| 22 |
Solitary confinement |
1,047 |
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| 23 |
Crushing |
1,025 |
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| 24 |
Human branding |
978 |
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| 25 |
Sawing (torture) |
918 |
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| 26 |
Interrogation |
897 |
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| 27 |
Forced disappearance |
897 |
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| 28 |
Delphine LaLaurie |
893 |
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| 29 |
Torture murder |
886 |
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| 30 |
Room 101 |
849 |
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| 31 |
Force-feeding |
818 |
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| 32 |
Foot whipping |
691 |
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| 33 |
Blood eagle |
595 |
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| 34 |
Execution by elephant |
550 |
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| 35 |
Torture chamber |
517 |
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| 36 |
Public humiliation |
510 |
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| 37 |
Chain of Command (Star Trek: The Next Generation) |
433 |
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| 38 |
Water torture |
426 |
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| 39 |
Pitchcapping |
401 |
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| 40 |
Water cure (torture) |
327 |
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| 41 |
Knee-capping |
307 |
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| 42 |
Medical torture |
251 |
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| 43 |
Hamstringing |
232 |
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| 44 |
Constriction |
226 |
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| 45 |
Torture of alleged witches |
226 |
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| 46 |
Ticking time bomb scenario |
224 |
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| 47 |
Stress positions |
219 |
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| 48 |
Torture Memos |
216 |
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| 49 |
Uses of torture in recent times |
207 |
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| 50 |
Rat torture |
185 |
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| 51 |
Rubber-hose cryptanalysis |
182 |
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| 52 |
Psychological torture |
164 |
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| 53 |
Denailing |
151 |
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| 54 |
Dunking |
135 |
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| 55 |
Death by a Thousand Cuts (book) |
135 |
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| 56 |
Torture museum |
131 |
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| 57 |
ESMA |
130 |
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| 58 |
Snake pit |
121 |
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| 59 |
Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines |
121 |
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| 60 |
Foot roasting |
99 |
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| 61 |
Ethical arguments regarding torture |
94 |
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| 62 |
Third degree (interrogation) |
79 |
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| 63 |
London Cage |
72 |
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| 64 |
Psychology of torture |
68 |
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| 65 |
Pharmacological torture |
68 |
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| 66 |
Standing cell |
67 |
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| 67 |
Mancuerda |
66 |
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| 68 |
Electronic harassment |
66 |
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| 69 |
Systematic rape |
59 |
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| 70 |
Political killings in the Philippines (2001-2010) |
59 |
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| 71 |
Committee for the Prevention of Torture |
54 |
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| 72 |
Ad extirpanda |
51 |
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| 73 |
How to Break a Terrorist |
42 |
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| 74 |
John Sage |
38 |
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| 75 |
Mankurt |
35 |
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| 76 |
Estadio Víctor Jara |
35 |
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| 77 |
Le Jeu de la Mort |
31 |
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| 78 |
Medical Foundation for Care of Victims of Torture |
30 |
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| 79 |
Torture trade |
29 |
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| 80 |
Derby's dose |
25 |
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| 81 |
Cyphonism |
24 |
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| 82 |
Long-term complications of standing |
24 |
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| 83 |
World Organisation Against Torture |
23 |
 |
| 84 |
Interrogation of Abu Zubaydah |
19 |
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| 85 |
Human Rights Foundation of Turkey |
18 |
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| 86 |
Luciano Arruga |
18 |
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| 87 |
Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims |
16 |
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| 88 |
Redress (charitable organisation) |
15 |
 |
| 89 |
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims |
13 |
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| 90 |
Center for Victims of Torture |
13 |
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| 91 |
Manuel de Lardizábal y Uribe |
13 |
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| 92 |
Periodic Report of the United States of America to the United Nations Committee Against Torture |
12 |
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| 93 |
Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre |
12 |
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| 94 |
Forced confession |
11 |
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| 95 |
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days |
8 |
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| 96 |
International Day in Support of Torture Victims |
8 |
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