When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much...
" regarding a 1990 liquidation of an Iranian opposition figure in Switzerland
...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell...It did not disclose the names of the individuals.
In a statement, State Department said it was also designating Hojatollah Khodaei Souri, who it said as director of Iran's Evin Prison ran an institution "synonymous with torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment."