摘要:刑讯逼供是践踏人权、损害法律尊严的犯罪行为。我国法律明确规定严禁刑讯逼供，然而在司法实践中，由于传统观念的影响以及现行法律制度的缺失，刑讯逼供事件仍时有发生。严禁刑讯逼供的发生，不仅是法律本身的要求，也是建设社会主义法治国家的基本要求。本文是从严禁刑讯逼供的重要性出发的，指出刑讯逼供的现状与危害。在历史传统观念、职权划分不合理以及监督体制不完善等原因的影响下，笔者强调我国必须严禁刑讯逼供，并对我国防范刑讯逼供的发生提出了若干对策。

关键词：刑讯逼供；案件真实；侦审合一；沉默权

Abstract:Inquisition by torture is a criminal acts that violating the rights of people, and damaging the dignity of law. Chinese law has defined that inquisition by torture is forbidden, In the judicial practice, inquisition by torture still occurs because of the impact of traditional value and the deficiency. Forbidding inquisition by torture is the requirement of not only the law itself, but also of the need of constructing a legislative socialist country. This article is starts from the importance of forbidding inquisition by torture, and the situation and damage of it. Under the influence of traditional views by time, unreasonable power division, inadequate monitoring system and so on, the author stresses that China must strictly prohibit inquisition by torture, and puts forward a number of measures to prevent it.

Key words: Inquisition by torture；Cases of true；Combination of detection and judgment；The right of silence

　　　刑讯逼供，是指在刑事诉讼过程中，司法工作人员对犯罪嫌疑人、被告人采用肉刑、变相肉刑或精神折磨的方法以逼取口供的行为。刑讯逼供具有非常大危害性，它模糊了有罪和无罪的外部差异，增加了侦查破案的难度。而刑讯逼供最大的危害在于容易造成冤假错案，通过刑讯逼供使拒不认罪的罪犯如实招供的虽然不少，但更多地是致使无辜者因肉刑摧残而乱攀乱供，含冤受罚。同时，刑讯逼供还容易导致被告人在审判中翻供，使得检察官和法官陷入进退两难的尴尬境地。另外刑讯逼供违背程序公正且会导致司法人员滥用手中的权力和人民赋予他们的执法权，使司法机关的形象和权威严重受损。因此，对刑讯逼供进行深入的探讨显得十分重要，无论是在法学研究还是在司法实践中都具有极其重要的意义。