THEMATIC REPORT 2017 TORTURE AND MIGRATION and another 11 percent reported being burnt as a method of torture including being burnt by cigarettes and having scalding hot liquids poured on their bodies. 9 percent of the clients in this sample group reported experiencing sexual torture, including rape, sexual molestation and instrumentation. them. 20 percent alleged that they were tortured in order to foster a climate of fear that would out pressure or sow fear in others. 19 percent noted that they were tortured because they belonged to a group historically subjected to discrimination, while 18 percent reported that the purpose of their torture was to humiliate them. It is notable that very few clients were tortured for the purpose of obtaining a confession. When the clients were asked by their clinicians whether they had any indication as to the purpose of their torture, 25 percent reported that the purpose was to intimidate Figure 11. Purpose of Torture Change in one’s beliefs 10 Cooperation 10 43 Destruction of personality 10 Destruction of the opposition 38 Discipline individuals 72 Discrimination 29 Disruption of community or social organizations 23 Extortion 37 Extraction of information about others 9 Forced confession 69 Humiliation 94 Intimidation 18 Mistaken identity 35 Punishment 75 Sowing fear or creating pressure on others 0 10 20 30 40 page 21 50 60 70 80 90 100