Torture in the 21st Century - CTVC

Torture in the 21st Century

Broadcaster

BBC Radio 4

TX Date

30th Jul 2012

Producer

David Coomes

Reporter

John Sweeney

Researcher

Dougal Patmore

Torture is practised worldwide, often in the face of official denial. John Sweeney, previous winner of an Amnesty award for a Radio 4 documentary on torture, investigates its current extent, variety, and motivation – asking where and why? Can there be justification for torture? Does it ever reveal the truth and how much is state-licensed sadism?

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