jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom) / animals who are dangerous to man and cattle / fierce and cruel people
残酷无情
cán kù wú qíng
cruel and unfeeling (idiom)
反酷刑折磨公约
fǎn kù xíng zhé mó gōng yuē
UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC in 1988)
商纣王
Shāng Zhòu wáng
King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
桀王
Jié Wáng
King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously cruel and immoral tyrant
酷刑折磨
kù xíng zhé mó
torture and cruel treatment
伊斯坦布尔议定书
yī sī tǎn bù ěr yì dìng shū
Manual on Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment / Istanbul Protocol
防范小组委员会
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment / Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
罗本岛指导方针
Guidelines and Measures for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Africa / Robben Island Guidelines
虎毒不食子
hǔ dú bù shí zǐ
a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom) / even wild beasts look after their young
dú