International bodies have identified certain non-consensual medical practices as forms of torture:
: Transgender women are frequently targeted by organized crime, such as drug cartels in Mexico, who subject them to kidnapping, human trafficking, and torture. tortured shemale
: Historical cases, such as those during the Argentinian dictatorship (1976–1983), highlight systematic rape and torture of trans women in illegal detention centers. Cases of Extreme Abuse such as drug cartels in Mexico