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Which philosopher wanted to end torture and believed those accused of a crime have certain rights?

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Cesare Beccaria

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Cesare Beccaria was an Italian philosopher who wrote a treatise during the Milan Enlightenment and in the Age of Enlightenment arguing that persons that have been accused of a crime should not be tortured because he has not been convicted by a court and he is still an accused.

This treatise represented the maiden work in penology where he was also against the death penalty and called for reforms of the criminal code.

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