BY DAVID R. IRVINE Not far from Stratford, on the river Avon, stands Warwick Castle. This thousand year-old relic is one of Britain’s premier historical attractions. The dungeons and torture chamber, with the rack and press, the thumbscrews and iron maiden, are popular tour stops as visitors ponder the dark barbarity of the age of [...]
BY JO-MARIE BURT One of the most contentious issues facing transitional democracies is the problem of gross human rights violations committed during the previous regime. How should fragile democracies address the question of accountability, given the known deficiencies of their judicial systems; the ongoing power of the torturers themselves and/or those who benefited from their [...]
BY JAMES P. PFIFFNER President George W. Bush proclaimed the official position of the United States on torture on June 26, 2003, the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. “Freedom from torture is an inalienable human right,” he said. “The United States is committed to the worldwide elimination of torture, and [...]