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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results100 Connexions Library7 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 2 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 8 Sources Library 5 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAbu Ghraib: The Politics of Torture Levi Strauss, David; Ehrenreich, Barbara; Danner, Mark et al. Book 2004 A series of essays on the Abu Ghraib prison and the political climate surrounding the Bush Administration's intervention into Iraq. American Methods: Torture and the Logic of Domination Williams, Kristian Book 2006 A damning audit of the US record in underwriting human rights violations around the globe and at home, and about the centrality of rape, racism, and conquest to both the state and US national culture. The American Way of Torture: The Rule of Law Went and Never Returned Cockburn, Alexander ; St. Clair, Jeffrey Article 2013 Torture is now solidly installed in America’s repressive arsenal, vigorously applauded by prominent politicians. Bloggers Name and Shame Torturers in Egypt McGrath, Cam Article 2009 Egyptian bloggers use the Internet to expose police abuse and torture. Bradley Manning, Solitary Confinement and Selective Outrage: What about the Others? Casella, Jean; Ridgeway, James Article 2011 Calls attention to the widespread use of solitary confinement with Bradley Manning as a specific example. Bradley Manning's Torture Commonplace In U.S. Prisons Ross, Sherwood Article 2011 The corrosive, solitary confinement being inflicted upon PFC Bradley Manning in the Quantico, Va., brig is no exceptional torture devised exclusively for him. Across the length and breadth of the Grea... Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 1, Number 2 - July 1976 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1976 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 3 - September 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 4 - November 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 1 - February 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Chile Report Article 1975 Describes the repression and injustice that exists in Chile and criticizes Canada's attitude. The CIA and Questions of Torture: Against The Current vol. 131 Fish, George Article 2007 Alfred W. McCoy's A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror is a chilling, eerily fascinating account of how the CIA used physical and psychological torture as a... CIA Experiments in Torture Article 2010 Over the last year there have been an increasing number of accounts suggesting that, along with the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" torture program, there was a related program experimenting with and r... CIA photographed detainees naked before sending them to be tortured Ackerman, Spencer Article 2016 The CIA took naked photographs of people it sent to its foreign partners for torture, the Guardian can reveal. A former US official who had seen some of the photographs described them as “very gruesom... CIA Torture Tactics Reemerge in New York Prison Mclaughlin, Jenna Article 2015 Over 60 inmates at New York's Clinton Correctional Facility have complained of abuse by prison guards in the wake of the June escape of convicted killers David Sweat and Richard Matt. CIA Torture Tactics Reemerge in New York Prison McLaughlin, Jenna Article 2015 Over 60 inmates at New York’s Clinton Correctional Facility have complained of abuse by prison guards in the wake of the June escape of convicted killers David Sweat and Richard Matt. The CIA's Memory Prison: A Perverse Logic Sottile, J.P. Article 2013 The U.S. government has ruled that the prisoners kidnapped and tortured by the U.S. cannot talk about their experiences because those experiences are the property of the U.S. government, which has cla... The Complicity of Psychologists in CIA Torture: What the APA Knew Eidelson, Roy; Bond, Trudy Article 2014 James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen are two psychologists who played central roles in designing and implementing the CIA’s torture program. Now we also know how lucrative that work was for Mitchell and Je... Connexions: Volume 7, Number 2 - May 1982 - Canada-Latin America/Le Canada-L'Amerique Latine Serial Publication (Periodical) 1982 Connexions: Volume 9, Number 2 - Summer 1984 - Rights and Liberties - A Digest of Resources & Groups for Social Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 2 - Issue 48 - Winter 1988-89 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Convict Labor in America: Book review Ortiz, Paul Article 1998 Convict labour, like antebellum slavery, was an American way of life, a cultural practice that tied northern capitalists, plantation owners, university-trained social reformers, federal officials and ... The Culture of Terrorism Chomsky, Noam Book 1988 Chomsky argues that the United States elites are dedicated to the rule of force, and that their commitment to violence and lawlessness has to be masked by an ideological system which attempts to contr... Empire of Lies and Torture: Against The Current vol. 111 The Editors Article 2004 The prohibition of torture in international conventions is absolute. There are no exceptions for so-called "ticking bombs," for "high-value terrorists" or "illegal enemy combatants" or similar improv... The Everyday Activist: 365 Ways to Change the World Horton, Michael Book 2006 A positive, practical guide to healing the world - one day at a time. Packed with ideas and facts from leading campaign organizations, this handbook shows how the smallest actions can make a differenc... Fascism, American-Style: One-Step from the Third Reich? Stanton, John Article 2014 Unbeknownst to most Americans the United States is presently under thirty presidential declared states of emergency. They confer vast powers on the Executive Branch including the ability to financiall... Force-Feeding a Suffragette Pankhurst, Sylvia Article 1915 A description of the brutal force-feeding of imprisoned suffragettes in England. Gina Haspel's CIA nomination demands the United States account for its history of torture Dorfman, Ariel Article 2018 President Trump's nomination of Gina Haspel to head the CIA has stirred objections from many quarters. Dorfman recounts the impact of state sanctioned torture in Chile. GovernmentSources.ca Website A portal with information about government, Canadian and international, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and impor... Guatemala 1962 to 1980s Blum, William Article 1995 An account of the United States' repeated intereventions in Guatemala. The Humiliation of Bradley Manning: Kangaroos Missing McGovern, Ray Article 2012 It is a bitter irony that Army Pvt. Bradley Manning, whose conscience compelled him to leak evidence about the U.S. military brass ignoring evidence of torture in Iraq, was himself the victim of cruel... Imperial Crusades: Iraq, Afghanistan and Yugoslavia: A Diary of Three Wars Cockburn, Alexander; St. Clair, Jeffrey Book 2004 Iraq was just one of three major imperial crusades in the decade after 1992, orchestrated by a new generation of American politicians, both Democrat and Republican, who backed pre-emptive strikes to o... Incarcerated Inside Israel: Palestinians Tortured and Isolated Peebles, Graham Article 2012 Detention without trial, the presumption of guilt, denial of family visits, solitary confinement, torture, violent interrogation, and denial of access to appropriate health care, such is the Israeli j... Insouciant Americans: Blinding Hypocrisy Roberts, Paul Craig Article 2010 Hypocrisy in America is now so commonplace it is no longer noticed. An Interview With Noam Chomsky on Obama's Human Rights Record: Nothing Can Justify Torture Bailey, Eric Article 2012 America's human rights record under the administration of President Obama and the military intervention policies that have seen increased use during the Arab Spring. Israel/Palestine: Resources for peace, justice, and human rights  Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Website 2006 A selection of resources for those looking for a solution to the situation in Isreal/Palestine based on peace, justice, and human rights. Israeli Apartheid and Terrorism Herman, Edward S. Article 1994 If Jews in France were required to carry identification cards designating them Jews, could not acquire land or buy or rent homes in most of the country, were not eligible for service in the armed forc... Israeli Doctors Collude in Torture Cook, Jonathan Article 2009 Israeli human rights groups charge that Israel's watchdog body on medical ethics has failed to investigate evidence that doctors working in detention facilities are turning a blind eye to cases of tor... Israeli torture of Palestinian children 'institutional' White, Ben Article 2017 Investigation of the practice of torture by Shin Bet interrogators, revealing the practice as systematic. Leader and Vassal: Bringing Death and Destruction to Muslims Roberts, Paul Craig Article 2008 Americans do not think of themselves or of Israel as terrorist states, but the evidence is complete and overwhelming. Thanks to the power of the Israel Lobby, Americans only know the Israeli side of t... Letters to My Torturer: Love, Revolution, and Imprisonment in Iran Asadi, Houshang Book 2010 In these letters, Asadi confronts the man who tortured him while he was held prisoner in Iran. The Logic of Torture: It's About Domination, Not Intelligence Sparrow, Jeff Article 2014 Torture seems to have been as bureaucratic as any other government program, with the interrogators more obsessed about memos and ass covering and obscure turf wars than stopping the progress of tickin... The Man Who Was Chemically Tortured Kampmark, Binoy Article 2012 The torture of David Hicks at Guantanamo. Marx and Engels Collected Works Volume 15: Marx and Engels 1856 - 1858 Marx, Karl; Engels, Friedrich Book 1858 Mainly articles about Europe, colonialism, and India. The No-Nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade Burrows, Gideon Book 2002 A review of the increasingly prolific global arms trade and its economic, political and social impact on exploited and vulnerable nations.
One Thousand Years of Solitude: Life in the SHU Mariner, Joanne Article 2012 Indefinite solitary confinement: a large-scale experiment in sensory deprivation and social isolation. Patricia Isasa's Quest for Justice: Against The Current vol. 137 Finkel, David Article 2008 Patricia Isasa turned 16 on April 24, 1976 in her home town of Santa Fe, Argentina. She was an honor student, a delegate of her school and a member of a Catholic group in support of the poor - all com... Police Torture and the Real Militarization of Society Martinot, Steve Article 2015 What rights can we still say we have, if we find ourselves trapped in a military structure? A person has the right to remain silent if arrested, but one does not have the right to remain silent if app... Predicting Torture: The PATRIOT Act, Bradley Manning and Julian Assange Van Bergen, Jennifer Article 2010 Bradley Manning is charged with leaking classified documents to Wikileaks and faces a court martial. The conditions of his confinement are extreme, and amount to torture. Prison Nation: The Warehousing of America's Poor Herivel, Tara; Wright, Paul Book 2002 Essays on the cruelty and inhumanity of the American prison system. Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number Timerman, Jacobo Book 1991 The story of Timmerman's 30 months as a political prisoner under the Argentine dictatorship in the 1970s. The Professor of Torture: Dershowitz for the Defense -- of Waterboarding Whitney, Mike Article 2007 Whitney exposes the hypocrisy of Alan Dershowitz, who claims to support civil liberties while advocating the use of torture. Dershowitz seems to believe that he should be considered a liberal because ... Proposed Torture Ban Includes New Transparency and Oversight Mechanisms Sacks, Sam Article 2015 The US senate has approved the ban for government torture. Along with this move, they have also implemented transparency and oversight policies into government agencies like the NSA and FBI. Psychologists' Collusion in Ongoing Illegal Detentions: The Status Quo of Torture Bond, Turdy; Eidelson, Roy; Olson, Brad; Soldz, Stephen Article 2012 Putting the Arms Industry on Trial Douglas, Sean Article 2014 Sean Douglas and other activists are prosecuting two companies that promoted torture equipment in the UK. A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation from the Cold War to the War on Terror McCoy, Alfred Book 2006 Chronicles the US government's use of terror as a political instrument Questions for the APA Board Regarding Claims in James Risen's Book "Pay Any Price": Colluding With the CIA on Torture? Coalition for ethical psychology Article 2014 In his new book Pay Any Price: Greed, Power, and Endless War, James Risen, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times reporter, documents apparent collaboration between (American Psychological Ass... The Real Costs of Empire: Against The Current vol. 123 The Editors Article 2006 Vietnam all over again? Yes, it is. The massacres by United States military forces of unarmed civilians in Haditha and, as is finally being revealed despite official lies and coverup, numerous other I... The Real Terror Network: Terrorism in Fact and Propaganda Herman, Edward S. Book 1982 Herman sets out to show that the U.S. ignores or sponsors terror by authoritarian states that are allied with U.S. interests. Relentless Persistence: Nonviolent Action in Latin America McManus, Philip and Schlabach, Gerald (ed.) Book 1991 There is in Latin America a tradition of "firmeza permanente," relentless persistence, which has enabled the people to preserve parts of their culture during five centuries of conquest and oppression. A Reply to B'nai Brith's Manifesto Denouncing CUPE-Ontario's Boycott of Israel Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid Article 2006 Why supporting the global campaign of boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israeli apartheid is the right thing to do. The Representation of Torture in the 'War on Terror' Watts, Josh Article 2013 A nation cannot claim to act to promote democracy and human rights whilst it kidnaps citizens the world over, places them in secret detention and tortures them. Revealed: Pentagon's link to Iraqi torture centres Mahmood, Mona; O'Kane, Maggie; Madlena, Chavala; Smith, Teresa Article 2013 The Pentagon sent a US veteran of the "dirty wars" in Central America to oversee sectarian police commando units in Iraq that set up secret detention and torture centres to get information from insurg... Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower Blum, William Book 2005 A mini-encyclopedia of the numerous un-humanitarian acts perpetrated by the United States since the end of the Second World War. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Klein, Naomi Book 2007 Klein chronicles free-market disasters of recent years and advances a theory that we are living in the age of 'disaster capitalism'. Terror Takeover: The monstrous march of the security state New Internationalist November 2009 - #427 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2009 Has our panic over terrorism given permission for unchecked abuse? The fear of terrorism has been used to curtail our liberties and violate human rights. Torture by Taser: When police abuse their newest 'nonlethal' toy, people die. Gorman, Peter Article 2005 The Torture Memos Chomsky, Noam Article 2009 Chomsky comments on the revelations of and reactions to the White House report. He examines the proposed justifications and reasserts that despite the idea of "American exceptionalism", allowing insta... Torture - never forget: New Internationalist September 2000 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2000 The importance of listening to victims of torture and bringing their stories to the world stage. Articles include an expose of the trade in torture weapons, a look at the torturers themselves, torture... The Torture Report: What the Documents Say About America's Post-9/11 Torture Program Siems, Larry Book 2012 Sometimes the truth is buried in front of us. That is the case with more than 140,000 government documents relating to abuse of prisoners by U.S. forces during the "war on terror," brought to light by... Torture Report Reveals CIA's Manipulation of US Media: Agency Used Classified Information As Currency For Deception Conroy, Bill Article 2014 In essence, the CIA operated as a propaganda machine, utilizing classified information as part of a larger effort to deceive the American public about the shortcomings of its torture program. Torture: Thou shalt not bear honest witness Rohricht, Alyssa Article 2014 To date, only one person has been jailed in connection to the US torture program - the man who blew the whistle. His sentence must now be quashed and this true American hero set free and compensated. Torture and the Violence of Organized Forgetting: A Form of Moral Paralysis Giroux, Henry A. Article 2014 With the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on torture, it becomes clear that in the aftermath of the loathsome terrorist attack of 9/11, the United States entered into a new and ba... The Torturer as Feminist: From Abu Ghraib to Zero Dark Thirty Cornell, Matt Article 2013 How “feminism” is used in service of the American empire. Torturing and Jailing Palestinian Children: Nightmare in the Occupied Territories Abbas, Ziad Article 2013 About 500-700 children are arrested by the Israeli occupation every year, according to Defense for Children International-Palestine. These children face a policy designed to kill their spirit and shut... Torturing the Rule of Law at Obama's Gitmo: Obama Bravely Takes on a Tortured Child Soldier Madar, Chase Article 2010 Give our government credit for breaking new ground: no nation has tried a child soldier for war crimes since World War II, and the decision to prosecute Khadr has drawn protests from UNICEF, headed by... Uncivil Obedience: The Tactics and Tales of a Democratic Agitator Borovoy, A. Alan Book 1991 How to push for social change without breaking the law. The United States and Torture: We Tortured Some People and Probably Still Are.... Blum, William Article 2014 Two of the things that governments tend to cover-up or lie about the most are assassinations and torture, both of which are widely looked upon as exceedingly immoral and unlawful, even uncivilized. Si... Unlocking Uncle Sam's House of Horrors: Smashing Plato's Cave Neville, Richard Article 2011 The effects of Wikileaks in showing the public what is really happening. Uruguay 1964-1970 Blum, William Article 1995 An account of American involvement in torture and counter-insurgency in Uruguay. US Still Seeks Jail for 'Fighter' Captured at 15 in Afghanistan Lindorff, Dave Article 2015 The good news is that a judge in Canada has had the courage and good sense to uphold the release from jail on bail of Omar Khadr, a native of Canada who was captured as a child soldier at the age of 1... War and the Culture of Violence: Against The Current vol. 125 Feeley, Dianne Article 2006 Last year I had the opportunity to see “Winter Soldier,” a rarely shown 1971 documentary based on the testimony of over 100 soldiers recently back from Vietnam. It was filmed during a three-day hearin... The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism: The Political Economy of Human Rights: Volume 1 Chomsky, Noam; Herman, Edward S. Book 1979 Chomsky and Herman demonstrate, with devasting logic and overwhelming documentation, that the purpose of U.S. global policy is to make the world safe for exploitation by U.S. corporate interests and t... The Water Cure Kramer, Paul Article 2008 A look back at the use of the torture method known as the 'water cure', which was employed by the United States on citizens of the Philippines during its occupation at the turn of the century. The art... We are NOT the 'Story', It's Not Just Our 21 Kidnapped Passengers : Sources News Release Article 2009 On June 30th 2009 Israeli Occupation Forces forcibly boarded the Free Gaza boat, SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, and kidnapped 21 human rights workers and journalists who were on their way to deliver much needed ... Why an Economic Boycott of Israel is Justified Finkelstein, Norman G. Article 2006 If singling out South Africa for an international economic boycott was defensible, it would seem equally defensible to single out Israel's occupation, which uniquely resembles the apartheid regime. With My Heart in Yambo Restrepo, Maria Fernanda Film/Video 2011 Twenty-four years ago director Fernanda Restrepo's two teenage brothers disappeared. A year later, the family finally learned the worst possible news: the brothers had been kidnapped, tortured and mur... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesAlternative Information Center A Palestinian-Israeli organization which disseminates information, research and political analysis on Palestinian and Israeli societies as well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while promoting coo... Amnesty International, Canadian Section Amnesty International is a worldwide human rights organization which works to secure the release of all prisoners of conscience, works for fair and prompt trials for all political prisoners, and works... Amnistie internationale, Section canadienne (Francophone) AI works for the release of prisoners of conscience, it opposes torture and capital punishment and advocates fair and early trials for all political prisoners. Chomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
Electronic Intifada Palestinian portal for information about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its depiction in the media. News, commentary, analysis, and reference materials about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fro... News and Letters An organization of Marxist-Humanists standing for the abolition of capitalism, both in its private property form and ins its state property form. We stand for the deveopment of new human relations; wh... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryCIA rendition: more than a quarter of countries 'offered covert support' Cobain, Ian 2013 Report finds at least 54 countries co-operated with global kidnap, detention and torture operation mounted after 9/11 attacks. CIA Torture Architect Breaks Silence to Defend 'Enhanced Interrogation' Leopold, Jason 2014 The psychologist regarded as the architect of the CIA's “enhanced interrogation” program has broken a seven-year silence to defend the use of torture techniques against al-Qaida terror suspects in the... Concern about blogger's condition after second flogging postponed Sources News Release 2015 Reporters Without Borders is relieved that the Saudi authorities have postponed blogger Raif Badawiâ's second session of 50 lashes on medical grounds but is very concerned about his health and urges t... Decision not file charges in CIA video destruction deals new setback to right to information Sources News Release 2010 The decision not to file charges against any of the CIA officers who destroyed 92 videos of interrogations in secret CIA prisons has dealt a new blow to the search for truth in a matter of public inte... The mass graves of Kashmir India's dirty war unmasked Scott-Clark, Cathy 2012 For 22 years this contested region has endured a regime of torture and disappeared civilians. Now a local laywer is discovering their unmarked graves and challenging India's abuses. Rendition ordeal raises new questions about secret trials Fatima Bouchar's story reveals involvement of the British government Cobain, Ian 2012 Investigative reporting on the rendition (initiated by British intelligence officers) of Libyian Islamist militants who sought to oust Muammar Gaddafi. Rights activist arrested over tweet about prison torture Sources News Release 2015 Reporters Without Borders condemns renewed efforts by the Bahraini authorities to censor online information, including leading human rights defender Nabeel Rajab's latest arrest on 2 April and attempt... 10 most shocking facts we found in CIA torture report 2014 The so-called "torture report" released by the U.S. Senate this week contains only a fraction of the findings on how the CIA aimed to gather intelligence from detainees through interrogation. Still, i... From the Connexions ArchivesAmnesty International Canadian Medical Group Organization profile published 1979 (May) Organization 1979 Canadian Centre for Investigation and Prevention of Torture Organization profile published 1984 Organization 1984 Double Standards Website Focusing on double standards in the media and in international politics. "Double Standard 1. a rule or principle applied more strictly to some people more than others (or oneself)." |
