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Torture: Does It Make Us Safer? Is It Ever OK?: A Human Rights Perspective Hardcover – October 20, 2005

by Kenneth Roth (Editor), Minky Worden (Editor)

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Of all the issues on the human rights agenda, torture offered Americans the moral high ground . . . until this year. With the abuses at Abu Ghraib that led to accusations of torture within the domestic criminal justice system, the question of cruel and unusual treatment has taken on new urgency in the United States and elsewhere.

In Torture, twelve newly written essays by leading thinkers and experts range over history and continents, offering a nuanced, up-to-the-minute exploration of this wrenching but timely topic, including, among others, Reed Brody on the road to Abu Ghraib and "ghost detainees"; Eitan Felner on the Israeli experience; Tom Malinowski on violations of State Department "forbidden practices" at Abu Ghraib and in Afghanistan; Kenneth Roth on the U.S. government's shift from cover-up to justification; and Minky Worden on a global survey of torturing countries.

Intended for a general audience, some of the key questions addressed include how to define torture, whether torture is ever effective, and whether it is ever acceptable.

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240 pages
Language

English
Publisher

The New Press
Publication date

October 20, 2005
Dimensions

6.25 x 1.25 x 8 inches
ISBN-10

156584971X
ISBN-13

978-1565849716
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No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

About the Author

Kenneth Roth is executive director of Human Rights Watch. He has written articles on a range of human rights topics for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, and the International Herald Tribune, among other publications. He lives in New York City.

Minky Worden is director of global initiatives at Human Rights Watch. She is a co-editor (with Kenneth Roth) of Torture: Does It Make Us Safer? Is It Ever OK?: A Human Rights Perspective (The New Press).

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ The New Press; First Edition (October 20, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 156584971X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1565849716
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.25 x 8 inches

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I. Schwaiger

Pretty Good

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2007

This was a decent and informative read, but it is maybe more activist that academic. Most of the essays come from Human Rights Watch, which is a fine organization, but it does tend to make the book a little one-sided. The finest sections were from independent authors, with the exception of the final chapter written by HRW's general counsel which was a great essay. Of course, the book's biggest shortcoming is that it fails to conclusively answer its own questions: does torture ever make us safer? Is it ever okay? You can draw some conclusions from the authors, but without being able to read some of the other side of this debate, the answers are at least somewhat superficial. I recommend this book as an accompaniment to others on the subject.

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Sor Juana Ines

Excellent!

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2006

This is the type of literature we need to read to remind ourselves of the atrocoties of war. I will recommend this book to anyone interested in analyzing the justifications of torture, with the premise that some claim it might save others from harm. Easy to read essays, good for the everyday reader and for the scholar. I would also recommend it to those guys prepping to be deployed.