Tackling Torture: Prevention in Practice Evans Malcolm D.
Tackling Torture: Prevention in Practice Evans Malcolm D. How big a problem is torture? Why does the UN appear at times to be so impotent in the face of it? Are the right things being done to prevent…
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Tackling Torture: Prevention in Practice Evans Malcolm D.
How big a problem is torture? Why does the UN appear at times to be so impotent in the face of it? Are the right things being done to prevent it?
Evans tells the story of torture prevention under international law, setting out what is really happening around the world. In this vitally important work, Malcolm D. Challenging assumptions about torture's root causes, he calls for what is needed to enable us to bring about change.
The author draws on over ten years' experience as Chair of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to give a frank account of the remarkable capacities of this system, what it has achieved in practice, or not been able to achieve - and most importantly,