Pitești Experiment (1949–1951)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf prison experiment
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pitești_Phenomenon
gptkbp:category 1949 in Romania
1951 in Romania
Human rights abuses in Romania
Political repression in Romania
Torture in Romania
gptkbp:country gptkb:Romania
gptkbp:endDate 1951
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pitești Experiment (1949–1951)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pitești_Prison
gptkbp:method psychological and physical torture
gptkbp:notableFor extreme brutality
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Alexandru_Nicolschi
gptkb:Eugen_Țurcanu
gptkb:Sergiu_Simion
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Romanian_Communist_regime
gptkbp:purpose political re-education
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Securitate
gptkb:Romanian_Communist_Party
re-education through torture
gptkbp:result psychological trauma
forced confessions
dehumanization of prisoners
gptkbp:startDate 1949
gptkbp:victim political prisoners
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pitești_Prison
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7