- United Nations Convention Against Torture, Article 1.1: "Any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted..." It's that damn simple. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/united_nations_convention_against_torture 19 comments politics
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- Fooling Ourselves Into War | HuffPost The World Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gavin-de-becker/syria-fooling-ourselves-into-war_b_3874266.html 1560 comments
- Declassify: The Importance of Releasing the CIA Torture Report - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/04/declassify-the-importance-of-releasing-the-cia-torture-report/360069/ 62 comments
- Arkansas Wants to Execute Seven Inmates Before Their Drugs Expire - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/04/arkansas-wants-to-execute-seven-inmates-before-their-drugs-expire/522861/ 4 comments
- ACLU Lawyer And Advisor To Edward Snowden: “What Prepared Me To Be Defiant” | by Ipsita Agarwal | Medium https://medium.com/the-mission/ben-wizner-8fcfb1f924b5#.31jmk6d63 0 comments