Torture in the Eighties

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Political suspects and other prisoners face torture in police stations, secret detention centres, camps and military barracks in countries throughout the world in the 1980s. "All I can remember is seeing myself dead," recounts one among the thousands of victims -- a survivor freed after international appeals demanded his release. The report, covering a wide range of abuses, cites cases including systematic torture during interrogation -- electric shocks, severe beatings and mock executions -- harsh prison conditions, the involvement of doctors in the process of torture and punishments such as floggings and amputations decreed by law. Condemning torture under all political systems, the report spells out a global program for its abolition. It examines countries where international and domestic pressures have brought changes and calls on governments to adopt safeguards that would eradicate torture and prevent cruelty to prisoners. ISBN:9780862100667