A precarious gap in U.S. criminal codes for cases of child torture and suggested model statute
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.10.046
Abstract: Child torture includes a combination of two or more cruel inhuman degrading treatments for long periods of time, such as: intentionally starving the child, forcing the child to sit in urine or feces, binding or… read more here.
Keywords: criminal codes; torture; precarious gap; codes cases ... See more keywords
Assessing the level of credibility of allegations of physical torture.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.05.043
Abstract: BACKGROUND No means exists to classify the overall credibility of physical torture allegations, which relies on qualitative forensic medical criteria. OBJECTIVES To develop procedures for processing physical data from torture allegations in order to achieve… read more here.
Keywords: credibility; physical aspects; torture allegations; physical torture ... See more keywords
Does Torture Work? By John W. Schiemann. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. 336p. $36.95 cloth.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592717004145
Abstract: At a time of renewed debate in the United States over the merits of using coercive interrogation techniques by intelligence services and law enforcement, John Schiemann’s book is an important reminder of the inherent limits… read more here.
Keywords: schiemann; oxford; program; model ... See more keywords
Response to Geoffrey P. R. Wallace’s review of Does Torture Work?
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592717004157
Abstract: At a time of renewed debate in the United States over the merits of using coercive interrogation techniques by intelligence services and law enforcement, John Schiemann’s book is an important reminder of the inherent limits… read more here.
Keywords: schiemann; work; program; model ... See more keywords
Forced solar gazing—a common technique of torture?
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DOI: 10.1038/s41433-019-0742-2
Abstract: Background Forced solar gazing (FSG) appears to be more regularly employed as a method of torture in certain parts of the world than has previously been documented. Subjects and methods This study is a retrospective… read more here.
Keywords: forced solar; solar gazing; case set; gazing common ... See more keywords
Dutch tolerance of torture? CIA extraordinary rendition flights in the Netherlands
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DOI: 10.1057/palcomms.2017.84
Abstract: This article explores the (passive) role of the Dutch government in the CIA extraordinary rendition flights (ERFs), also known as “torture flights”. It shows why researching ERFs, as a crime of the powerful, is inherently… read more here.
Keywords: extraordinary rendition; rendition flights; torture; cia extraordinary ... See more keywords
Methods for researching interrogation and torture
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DOI: 10.1080/02684527.2017.1314607
Abstract: Methods for improving knowledge and understanding of the distressing subject of interrogation techniques that might be described as torture deserve to be discussed. A review of the book Interrogation, Intelligence and Security was published in… read more here.
Keywords: techniques might; interrogation techniques; came used; interrogation ... See more keywords
The Limits of Bonhoefferian Responsibility: On Jean Bethke Elshtain's (Mis)Use of Bonhoeffer
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DOI: 10.1080/1462317x.2019.1565376
Abstract: ABSTRACT Jean Elshtain claims that her defense of torture draws from the Christian tradition. To defend this claim, she makes direct appeal to Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Her defense of torture has taken on greater political significance… read more here.
Keywords: bonhoeffer; torture; limits bonhoefferian; responsibility jean ... See more keywords
Beyond the media's explanation: Examining the determinants of attitudes toward torture
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DOI: 10.1080/14754835.2018.1437541
Abstract: ABSTRACT The question of what constitutes torture has perhaps never held as prominent a place in US political discourse as it has since the attacks on 9/11. This has fueled a national conversation that causes… read more here.
Keywords: explanation examining; determinants attitudes; beyond media; examining determinants ... See more keywords
Perceptions of War Trauma and Healing of Marital Relations Among Torture-surviving Congolese Couples Participating in Multicouple Therapy.
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DOI: 10.1111/famp.12487
Abstract: Citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experienced widespread torture during national wars between 1998 and 2003. Couples who survived and stayed intact suffered tremendous relationship stress. This study used a critical ethnography framework… read more here.
Keywords: war trauma; trauma healing; group; torture surviving ... See more keywords
Torture victims were unlawfully detained despite doctors’ concerns
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j4710
Abstract: The UK government acted unlawfully in locking up too many torture victims in immigration detention centres, a High Court judge has ruled.1 Mr Justice Ouseley backed a legal challenge by seven detainees who were locked… read more here.
Keywords: victims unlawfully; detained despite; torture victims; unlawfully detained ... See more keywords