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USA - Outsourcing Torture
produced by Bronwyn Adcock, SBS Television (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2012), 39 mins
Are prisoners at Guantanamo Bay being severely tortured? As more and more former inmates speak out, evidence of this is stacking up. Whilst America may have signed the Convention against Torture, many of its allies in the War on Terror haven’t. And by sending detainees to these countries for interrogation, the U...
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produced by Bronwyn Adcock, SBS Television (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2012), 39 mins
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Are prisoners at Guantanamo Bay being severely tortured? As more and more former inmates speak out, evidence of this is stacking up. Whilst America may have signed the Convention against Torture, many of its allies in the War on Terror haven’t. And by sending detainees to these countries for interrogation, the US is able to gain intelligence obtained through torture whilst at the same time keeping its hands clean. This documentary is the shocki...
Are prisoners at Guantanamo Bay being severely tortured? As more and more former inmates speak out, evidence of this is stacking up. Whilst America may have signed the Convention against Torture, many of its allies in the War on Terror haven’t. And by sending detainees to these countries for interrogation, the US is able to gain intelligence obtained through torture whilst at the same time keeping its hands clean. This documentary is the shocking story of Mamdouh Habib, arrested in a general round up and sent to Egypt for six months to be tortured.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bronwyn Adcock, SBS Television
Date Published / Released
2004, 2012
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Person Discussed
Mamdouh Habib
Topic / Theme
Global Counter Terrorism, 2001-, Detention centers, Human rights, International relations, Guantanamo Bay Detentions, Cuba, 2002-, Law, Diplomacy, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, Current Affairs, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Journeyman Pictures. All rights reserved.
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