Torture has been absolutely prohibited under international law since 1948 and is enshrined in legal instruments such as the UN convention against torture, and the Geneva conventions of 1949.
Melao ya bosetšhaba e ileditse bokgoba, mme go fedisiwa ga jone go bolokilwe mo dibukeng tsa semolao tsa boditšhabatšhaba - segolobogolo mo Molawaneng wa Bonè wa 1948 wa Maiphako a Lefatshe Lotlhe a Ditshwanelo Tsa Botho, o o umakilweng fa godimo.