Falanga (Noun)
Meaning
A form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The victims of the regime's brutal suppression were subjected to falanga, a cruel form of torture that left them crippled and in agony.
- Human rights activists documented numerous cases of falanga being used against protesters and dissidents in the oppressive regime.
- The prisoner's feet were severely bruised and swollen after undergoing falanga at the hands of his sadistic captors.
- The use of falanga as a means of extracting confessions has been widely condemned by international human rights organizations.
- Survivors of the torture chamber described the unbearable pain of falanga, which was often used in combination with other forms of physical abuse.