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Waterboarding: The detainee is forced to lie down on his back, head inclined downward. Interrogators then pour water over the face and into the person’s nose and mouth. The detainee experiences suffocation and feels like he will die from drowning. Waterboarding is extremely painful, causes damage to the lungs, brain injury from oxygen depletion, and even broken bones from struggling against the restraints.

Stress Positions: This is a generic term for all types of painful positions detainees might be forced to endure. One of them includes standing for several hours, with arms extended outward to the side. Others are bound at the wrist and ankle with handcuffs and then doubled over with their wrists attached to their ankles. They either lie down or sit while bound. Others are shackled to the ceiling, arms extended, without their feet touching the ground. Standing without moving for extended periods of time can cause ankles to swell and blister. Having arms extended out can result in loss of blood flow to fingertips, which in extreme cases, can result in amputation.

 

Hypothermia: Detainees are forced to stand, sit, and sleep without clothing in extremely cold conditions. Others are forced to endure ice cold water being poured over their bodies, and then they are left without clothing or blankets. They also endure other torture techniques at the same time, such as threats from dogs.

Severe Sleep Deprivation: Sleep deprivation is typically used along with other methods to psychologically break down detainees.

Severe Sensory Deprivation: This includes blaring loud noises at detainees during all hours of the day and night and making them wear coverings over their eyes so they can’t see. Alternatively, earmuffs will be placed over detainees’ ears, making it so they can’t hear. After several repeated days of this, their hearing and eyesight can be affected, but more likely is that they will be psychologically affected.