theblacksite: The parrot’s perch, or pau de arrara, is/was a common South American torture tec
theblacksite: The parrot’s perch, or pau de arrara, is/was a common South American torture technique, particularly in Brazil. Being suspended in a way that concentrated the body’s weights on the knees is painful enough, but secret police would often combine it with electric shocks to the nipples and genitals, along with sexual violation. -- source link