Publication

This report outlines relevant definitions and legislation concerning torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment (CIDT) internationally and in South Africa. This is followed by a discussion of methodologies to explore the nature of torture and CIDT, focusing on incidents, structures and agents of torture and CIDT. The authors attempt an understanding of what reaches the newsrooms and ultimately the pages of the newspapers. Finally, the report compares features in the news with what is known from other forms of reporting (academic work and NGO reports) in post-apartheid South Africa. The report ends with conclusions and recommendations.