This statistic shows the share of people from 16 countries worldwide who believed that captured enemy combatants can be tortured to obtain important information in 2016. In 2016, 48 percent of those surveyed believed that such captured enemies could not be tortured.
Can a captured enemy combatant be tortured to obtain important military information?
The 16 countries included in the survey were: Afghanistan, China, Colombia, France, Iraq, Israel, Nigeria, Palestine, Russia, South Sudan, Switzerland, Syria (Syrians in Lebanon), Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen.
Survey sizes varied by country from 800-5000 people.
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ICRC. (December 5, 2016). Can a captured enemy combatant be tortured to obtain important military information? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/688076/opinions-on-using-torture-on-the-enemy-to-get-information-in-war/
ICRC. "Can a captured enemy combatant be tortured to obtain important military information?." Chart. December 5, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688076/opinions-on-using-torture-on-the-enemy-to-get-information-in-war/
ICRC. (2016). Can a captured enemy combatant be tortured to obtain important military information?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688076/opinions-on-using-torture-on-the-enemy-to-get-information-in-war/
ICRC. "Can a Captured Enemy Combatant Be Tortured to Obtain Important Military Information?." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688076/opinions-on-using-torture-on-the-enemy-to-get-information-in-war/
ICRC, Can a captured enemy combatant be tortured to obtain important military information? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688076/opinions-on-using-torture-on-the-enemy-to-get-information-in-war/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Can a captured enemy combatant be tortured to obtain important military information? [Graph], ICRC, December 5, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/688076/opinions-on-using-torture-on-the-enemy-to-get-information-in-war/
