Torture in the Eighties: An Amnesty International Report de Amnesty International - 1984

London, UK: Amnesty International, 1984. First Edition, First Thus . Paperback. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/Fine. PO stamp on fEP. Global survey of torture, or inhumane cruelty. Text in 9 parts: Part 1, Introduction; 2, Definitions; 3, The Process of Torture; 4, Action Against Torture; 5, Pressure for Improvements; 6, Safeguards & Remedies; 7, The Evidence; 8, Global Survey; and, 9, The Prevention of Torture, followed by 7 appendices including to international standards.

Amnesty International Publications. Used - Good. Good condition. (torture) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Presumably first edition. 263 p.; ill. Some shelfwear. From the back: Political suspects and other prisoners face torture in police stations, secret detention centres, camps and military barracks in countries throughout the world in the 1980s. "All I can remember is seeing myself dead," recounts one among the thousands of victims — a survivor freed after international appeals demanded his release . From the security headquarters in Spain to the prison cells of Iran, from secret police centres in Chile to the psychiatric hospitals in the Soviet Union, this report confronts allegations of torture and ill-treatment of prisoners in more than 90 countries. It presents detailed evidence drawn from the impartial research of Amnesty International, the independent human rights movement that works for the release of all prisoners of conscience, fair trials for political prisoners and an end to torture and executions.
The report, covering a wide range of abuses, cites cases including systematic torture during… Leer más

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