Torture: An Expert's Confrontation with an Everyday Evil
- ISBN-10
- 0812249917
- ISBN-13
- 9780812249910
- Series
- Torture
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-03-27
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Author
- Manfred Nowak
Description
In Torture, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak recounts his experience visiting countries, reviewing documents, collecting evidence, and conducting interviews with perpetrators, witnesses, and victims of torture. His story offers vital insights for human-rights scholars and professionals.
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