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 * (iv) cigarette burning, burning by electrically heated rods, hot oil, acid, by the rubbing of pepper or other chemical substances on mucous membranes, or acids or spices directly on the wounds,
 * (v) the submersion of the head in water or water polluted with excrement, urine, vomit or blood,
 * (vi) being tied or forced to assume fixed and stressful bodily positions,
 * (vii) rape and sexual abuse, including the insertion of foreign bodies into the sex organs or rectum or electrical torture of the genitals,
 * (viii) other forms of sexual abuse,
 * (ix) mutilation, such as amputation of the essential parts of the body such as the genitalia, ears or tongue and any other part of the body,
 * (x) dental torture or the forced extraction of the teeth,
 * (xi) harmful exposure to the elements such as sunlight and extreme cold,
 * (xii) the use of plastic bags and other materials placed over the head to the point of asphyxiation,
 * (xiii) the use of psychoactive drugs to change the perception, memory, alertness or will of a person, such as administration of drugs to induce confession or reduce mental competency, or the use of drugs to induce pain or certain symptoms of disease, or
 * (xiv) other forms of aggravated and deliberate cruel, inhuman or degrading physical or pharmacological treatment or punishment; and
 * (b) mental or psychological torture, which is understood as referring to such cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment calculated to affect or confuse the mind or undermine a person's dignity and morale, such as—
 * (i) blindfolding.
 * (ii) threatening a person or such persons related or known to him with bodily harm, execution or other wrongful acts,
 * (iii) confinement in solitary cells put up in public places,
 * (iv) confinement in solitary cells against their will or without prejudice to their security,
 * (v) prolonged interrogation to deny normal length of sleep or rest,
 * (vi) causing unscheduled transfer of a person from one place to another, creating the belief that he shall be summarily executed,
 * (vii) maltreating a member of the person's family,
 * (viii) causing the torture sessions to be witnessed by the person's family, relatives or any third party,