Documenting Torture: The Social Fate of Suffering Proposal for Dissertation Research Bishnu Pokhrel Introduction Torture is neither civilian nor military‚ nor is it specifically French; it is a plague infecting our whole era. – Jean-Paul Sartre Despite global monitoring efforts that reveal the systematic use of torture in democratic and authoritarian states (Peters 1986:160) and despite current controversies surrounding its use during America’s Global War on Terror‚ torture remains an
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Heartless Acts of Torture in Society ¨In 2002‚ Gul Rahmen‚ a suspected terrorist and detainee was found dead in his cell in one of the black detention sites in Kabul‚ Afghanistan – allegedly of hypothermia¨ (Macrakis). In America‚ many suspected terrorists are tortured or sent to another country to be tortured. ¨Torture means any act by which severe pain or suffering‚ whether physical or mental‚ is internationally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information
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Air Force veteran‚ was picked to lead interrogation teams after the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. Before Alexander began interrogations in Iraq‚ interrogators used force to gain insight and information from detainees in Iraq. These approaches were unsuccessful and yielded little usable information. Alexander in his book notes how he used
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Constanzo‚ Mark. "The effects and effectiveness of using torture as an interrogation device." Social isssues and policy review‚The society for the psychological study of social issues‚ 2009: 179-210. Alexander‚ Barbara Cochrane. "Convention aginst torture:A viable alternative legal remedy for domestic violence victims." American university international law‚ 2000: 901. Arrigo‚ Jean Maria. "A utilitarian argument against torture interrogation of terrorists." Project on ethics and art in testimony‚ science
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controlled and sexually embarrassed is not something that is fleeting‚ but instead can scar someone much longer than a broken bone or bruise would. The actions of the individuals had very little positive outcome and nothing important came out of these interrogations besides extreme physical and mental pain‚ and in some cases death. People have a moral obligation to be best person they can and treat others in a manner that not only embodies this‚ but also promotes it. The ethical issues are not only with those
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Eleven soldiers were convicted in courts-martial‚ sentenced to military prison‚ and dishonourably discharged from the service between 2004 and 2006. Interrogation and torture policies by the United States Government The Office of Legal Counsel declares organ failure‚ impairment of bodily function‚ or even death torture punishable by law[4]. President George Bush and his administrators said that
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The backstory. The inspector general of the CIA last month released a 2004 report on the interrogation of Al Qaeda suspects. As my colleague Mark Hosenball reported‚ it and other internal documents (which Cheney called on the CIA to release‚ believing they would back his claim) do not show that torture worked. In fact‚ The New York Times reported‚ the documents "do not refer to any specific interrogation methods and do not assess their effectiveness." Scientists do not pretend to know‚ in any
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How kinesics techniques are used in criminal interviews and interrogations. Jennifer D. Smith Research Methods in Criminal Justice / CCJ4700 Professor Donna H. Roguska November 1‚ 2013 “Evasion is the indirect method of deception.” - Stan B. Walters (2000). The importance of whether or not a criminal case is solvable depends upon the evidence obtained from the crime scene‚ witnesses‚ victims‚ and suspects. Many cases are never pursued or solved due to
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Humans are being chained up‚ beaten down and interrogated day after day without mercy. Torture is a great issue globally today. Ill treatment is no longer effective to receive correct information in this day and age. People are losing their basic rights very often as a result to torture. Humans are treated like animals‚ when there are more sophisticated ways of getting information. Torture also causes a lot more problems than it fixes. Torture should not be justified because it is ineffective‚ inhumane
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horrific events: torture. If deemed necessary to ensure our nation’s national security‚ it is not only permissible‚ but also advisable that our country should exercise torture on prisoners who withhold valuable information. Using “enhanced interrogation techniques”‚ such as torture‚ on detainees in times of crisis not only gives our country a better chance at extracting valuable information‚ but also allows information to be obtained in a more timely manner. A prime example of when torture may
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