75Article 15(a) of that directive refers to harm which leads to the death of the victim, whereas Article 15(b) makes reference to acts of torture, regardless of whether those acts lead to the death of the victim. However, those provisions do not establish any distinction according to whether the harm is caused by a State actor or by a non-State actor.
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