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A Secret History of Torture
Ian Cobain
出版Catapult, 2013-01-01
主題Political Science / Security (National & International)Social Science / Violence in SocietyPolitical Science / Human Rights
ISBN16190214719781619021471
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=a90REAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The official line is clear: the United Kingdom does not "participate in, solicit, encourage or condone" torture. And yet, the evidence is irrefutable: when faced with potential threats to their national security, the gloves always come off.

Drawing on previously unseen official documents and the accounts of witnesses, victims and experts, prize–winning investigative journalist Ian Cobain looks beyond the cover–ups, the equivocations, and the attempts to dismiss brutality as the work of a few rogue interrogators, to get to the truth. From the Second World War to the War on Terror, via Kenya and Northern Ireland, A Secret History of Torture shows how the West have repeatedly and systematically resorted to torture, turning a blind eye where necessary, bending the law where they can, and issuing categorical denials all the while. What emerges is a picture of Britain that challenges our complacency on human rights and exposes the lie behind their reputation for fair play.