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