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Author : Christoph Wilcke
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
ISBN 13 : 156432382X
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (643 download)
Download or read book Torture and Impunity in Jordan's Prisons written by Christoph Wilcke and published by Human Rights Watch. This book was released on 2008 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Shadi Sadr
Publisher : Aida Book
ISBN 13 : 9783944191904
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (919 download)
Download or read book Crime and Impunity written by Shadi Sadr and published by Aida Book. This book was released on 2012-12 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the 1980s in Iran, thousands of individuals were arrested and detained for supposedly supporting or participating in oppositional political organizations that were critical of the Islamic Republic regime's undemocratic practices. So far, many reputable reports have been published detailing the various torture methods inflicted upon the political prisoners in that decade. 1 However, despite anecdotal evidence on sexual abuses in the prisons of Iran, the topic has not yet been subject to systematic study. This report based on the first phase of the research project, 'Crimes without Punishment', aims to document the cases of rape and other forms of sexual torture used against female political prisoners in the 1980s. The second report will cover the subsequent period between 1990s-2009, and the third will cover events following the 2009 elections.
Author : Freedom House
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1442205490
Total Pages : 714 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Countries at the Crossroads 2010 written by Freedom House and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countries at the Crossroads: An Analysis of Democratic Governance evaluates government performance in seventy strategically important countries from across the globe, including emerging market countries and at-risk states. The in-depth comparative analyses and quantitative ratings_examining Accountability and Public Voice, Civil Liberties, Rule of Law, and Anticorruption and Transparency_serve as a valuable tool for public analysts, educators and students, government officials, and the business community.
Author : Jessica Watkins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 100911574X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Creating Consent in an Illiberal Order written by Jessica Watkins and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-09 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Middle Eastern police forces have a reputation for carrying out repression and surveillance on behalf of authoritarian regimes, despite frequently under enforcing the law. But what is their role in co-creating and sustaining social order? In this book, Jessica Watkins focuses on the development of the Jordanian police institution to demonstrate that rather than being primarily concerned with law enforcement, the police are first and foremost concerned with order. In Jordan, social order combines the influence of longstanding tribal practices with regime efforts to promote neoliberal economic policies alongside a sense of civic duty amongst citizens. Rather than focusing on the 'high policing' of offences deemed to threaten state security, Watkins explores the 'low policing' of interpersonal disputes including assault, theft, murder, traffic accidents, and domestic abuse to shed light on the varied strategies of power deployed by the police alongside other societal actors to procure hegemonic 'consent'.
Author : Steven H. Miles MD
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1626167540
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (261 download)
Download or read book The Torture Doctors written by Steven H. Miles MD and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Torture doctors invent and oversee techniques to inflict pain and suffering without leaving scars. Their knowledge of the body and its breaking points and their credible authority over death certificates and medical records make them powerful and elusive perpetrators of the crime of torture. In The Torture Doctors, Steven H. Miles fearlessly explores who these physicians are, what they do, how they escape justice, and what can be done to hold them accountable. At least one hundred countries employ torture doctors, including both dictatorships and democracies. While torture doctors mostly act with impunity—protected by governments, medical associations, and licensing boards—Miles shows that a movement has begun to hold these doctors accountable and to return them to their proper role as promoters of health and human rights. Miles’s groundbreaking portrayal exposes the thinking and psychology of these doctors, and his investigation points to how the international human rights community and the medical community can come together to end these atrocities.
Author : Pénélope Larzillière
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783605766
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)
Download or read book Activism in Jordan written by Pénélope Larzillière and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-15 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Jordan, between censorship, repression and election rigging, political activism is limited – despite the democratic opening glimpsed in 1989. In this important new book, Pénélope Larzillière charts the path of longstanding activists in Jordan and shows how opposition movements there have shifted from the underground to a heavily controlled public sphere. Activists discuss their motivation and commitment and the consequences their activism has had throughout their lives. Not only do these accounts highlight the general conditions for political activism in a repressive regime, they also unpack the meaning individuals attach to their political journey and chosen ideology, whether communist, nationalist, Islamist or otherwise.
Author : Justice for Iran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783944191973
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (919 download)
Download or read book Crime and Impunity written by Justice for Iran and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the 1980s in Iran, thousands of individuals were arrested and detained for supposedly supporting or participating in oppositional political organizations that were critical of the Islamic Republic regime's undemocratic practices. So far, many reputable reports have been published detailing the various torture methods inflicted upon the political prisoners in that decade. However, despite anecdotal evidence on sexual abuses in the prisons of Iran, the topic has not yet been subject to systematic study. This book based on testimonials of victims, survivors, witnesses and experts, examines the extent to which women prisoners were systematically subjected to sexual violence as a gender-specific means of silencing young Iranian girls and women dissidents. It covers details of mistreatment of women prisoners at the hands of Iranian prison authorities and highlights the impact of such acts on the young prisoners and their children who were subjected to or witnessed sexual violence. It also analyses the parallel processes of authority and the manner in which Iranian security officials raped and tortured those about to face execution or forced prisoners into marriage as a barter for their life.
Author : Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
ISBN 13 : 1564323870
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (643 download)
Download or read book Not the Way Forward written by Human Rights Watch (Organization) and published by Human Rights Watch. This book was released on 2008 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report sets forth concrete recommendations to strengthen US trade accords' substantive labor provisions, proposing that all such agreements: unambiguously require all parties to uphold core labor rights in their domestic laws; penalize states that fail to enforce their labor laws in all cases involving trade or investment between the parties; punish corporations implicated in labor abuses; and depoliticize enforcement, in part, by requiring that meritorious labor complaints proceed through the complaint and dispute settlement processes unless they are satisfactorily resolved.
Author : David A. McDonald
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822378280
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)
Download or read book My Voice Is My Weapon written by David A. McDonald and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-16 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In My Voice Is My Weapon, David A. McDonald rethinks the conventional history of the Palestinian crisis through an ethnographic analysis of music and musicians, protest songs, and popular culture. Charting a historical narrative that stretches from the late-Ottoman period through the end of the second Palestinian intifada, McDonald examines the shifting politics of music in its capacity to both reflect and shape fundamental aspects of national identity. Drawing case studies from Palestinian communities in Israel, in exile, and under occupation, McDonald grapples with the theoretical and methodological challenges of tracing "resistance" in the popular imagination, attempting to reveal the nuanced ways in which Palestinians have confronted and opposed the traumas of foreign occupation. The first of its kind, this book offers an in-depth ethnomusicological analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, contributing a performative perspective to the larger scholarly conversation about one of the world's most contested humanitarian issues.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1088 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Country Reports on Human Rights Practices written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Human Rights Watch
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
ISBN 13 : 1583229884
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (832 download)
Download or read book World Report 2009 written by Human Rights Watch and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Rights Watch is increasingly recognized as the world’s leader in building a stronger awareness for human rights. Their annual World Report is the most probing review of human rights developments available anywhere. Written in straightforward, non-technical language, Human Rights Watch World Report prioritizes events in the most affected countries during the previous year. The backbone of the report consists of a series of concise overviews of the most pressing human rights issues in countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, with particular focus on the role—positive or negative—played in each country by key domestic and international figures. Highly anticipated and widely publicized by the U.S. and international press every year, the World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and all citizens of the world.
Author : Ezra Levant
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
ISBN 13 : 0771046219
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)
Download or read book The Enemy Within written by Ezra Levant and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A controversial look at the headline-making story of the last Western prisoner at Guantanamo Bay and the larger implications to national security, justice, and international relations. Omar Khadr is the last Western prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre. He has been held at the American naval base since October 2002, accused of killing a U.S. sergeant in Afghanistan. Khadr was fifteen at the time. His defence team argued that their client was a child soldier and should be treated as a victim. After several years of procedural wrangling, Khadr went before a U.S. military court. In October, he pled guilty, in an agreement that allows him to be transferred to Canada after one year. This controversial new book will be published to coincide with Omar Khadr's return to Canada in late 2011. It will include shocking information about the Khadr family, Khadr's psychological assessment, and his trial that has often been ignored in the mainstream media. Challenging the conventional wisdom about the Khadr case, The Enemy Within is a provocative look at the definition of "child soldier," life at Guantanamo Bay, the media coverage of the case, a tainted plea bargain, and the Canadian government's plan for Omar Khadr's rehabilitation upon his return to Canada. In this hard-hitting book, Ezra Levant also uses Khadr's story to address larger questions about how Canadians view immigration, terrorism, law and justice, and Canada's relationship with the United States.
Author : Alfred W. McCoy
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN 13 : 0299288536
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (992 download)
Download or read book Torture and Impunity written by Alfred W. McCoy and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2012-08-24 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Americans have condemned the “enhanced interrogation” techniques used in the War on Terror as a transgression of human rights. But the United States has done almost nothing to prosecute past abuses or prevent future violations. Tracing this knotty contradiction from the 1950s to the present, historian Alfred W. McCoy probes the political and cultural dynamics that have made impunity for torture a bipartisan policy of the U.S. government. During the Cold War, McCoy argues, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency covertly funded psychological experiments designed to weaken a subject’s resistance to interrogation. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the CIA revived these harsh methods, while U.S. media was flooded with seductive images that normalized torture for many Americans. Ten years later, the U.S. had failed to punish the perpetrators or the powerful who commanded them, and continued to exploit intelligence extracted under torture by surrogates from Somalia to Afghanistan. Although Washington has publicly distanced itself from torture, disturbing images from the prisons at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo are seared into human memory, doing lasting damage to America’s moral authority as a world leader.
Author : Hina Shamsi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780975315064
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Command's Responsibility written by Hina Shamsi and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Rights Firsts new report,Commands Responsibility: Deaths in U.S. Custody in Iraq and Afghanistan, provides the first comprehensive accounting of the U.S. governments handling of the nearly 100 cases of detainees who have died in U.S. custody since 2002. In its report, Human Rights First looked at some of the most troubling abuse cases,including up to 12 cases in which people were tortured to death. The report found that flawed investigations and a lack of punishment, especially at the highest levels, has lead to a culture of impunity on abuse. Despite the number of deaths of prisoners in U.S. custody, as of February 2006, only 12 detainee deaths have resulted in any kind of punishment for any U.S. official, military or civilian. The report finds that often the more serious the case particularly those involving people tortured to death the less severe the punishment; the highest sentence in a torture-related death is five months in prison. Based on this, Human Rights First concluded that a gap exists between policies leadership says it respects on paper, and behavior it actually tolerates in practice.
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437922899
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)
Download or read book Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides an overview of Jordanian politics and current issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations. It provides a brief overview of Jordan's government and economy and of its cooperation in promoting Arab-Israeli peace and other U.S. policy objectives in the Middle East. This report will be updated regularly. Several issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations are likely to figure in decisions by Congress and the Administration on future aid to and cooperation with Jordan. These include the stability of the Jordanian regime, the role of Jordan in the Arab-Israeli peace process, Jordan's role in stabilizing Iraq, and U.S.-Jordanian military and intelligence cooperation. Although the United States and Jordan have never been linked by a fornal treaty, they have cooperated on a number of regional and international issues over the years. The country's small size and lack of major economic resources have made it dependent on aid from western and friendly Arab sources. U.S. support, inparticular, has helped Jordan deal with serious vulnerabilities, both internal and external. Jordan's geographic position, wedged between Israel, Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, has made it vulnerable to the strategic designs of its more powerful neighbors, but has also given Jordan an important role as a buffer between these potential adversaries. In 1990, Jordan's unwillingness to join the allied coalition against Iraq disrupted its relations with the United States and the Persian Gulf states; however, relations improved throughout the 1990s as Jordan played an increasing role in the Arab-Israeli peace process and distanced itself from Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
Author : IBP, Inc
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1438774702
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (387 download)
Download or read book Jordan Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments written by IBP, Inc and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-03-03 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jordan Country Study Guide - Strategic Information and Developments Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments
Author : Manfred Nowak
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812249917
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Torture written by Manfred Nowak and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Torture, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak recounts his experience visiting countries, reviewing documents, collecting evidence, and conducting interviews with perpetrators, witnesses, and victims of torture. His story offers vital insights for human-rights scholars and professionals.
