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Are prisoners at Guantanamo Bay being severely tortured? As more and more former inmates speak out, evidence of this is stacking up. Whilst America may have signed the Convention against Torture, many of its allies in the War on Terror haven't. And by sending detainees to these countries for in...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Adcock, Bronwyn (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Surrey, England : Journeyman Pictures, 2012.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Are prisoners at Guantanamo Bay being severely tortured? As more and more former inmates speak out, evidence of this is stacking up. Whilst America may have signed the Convention against Torture, many of its allies in the War on Terror haven't. And by sending detainees to these countries for interrogation, the US is able to gain intelligence obtained through torture whilst at the same time keeping its hands clean. This documentary is the shocking story of Mamdouh Habib, arrested in a general round up and sent to Egypt for six months to be tortured.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 9, 2014).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (39 min.)
Previously released as DVD.
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