TORTURE

Torture is not as universally condemned as it once was. From Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib prisons to the death of Giulio Regeni, countl ess recent cases have shocked public opinion. But if we want to defend the human dignity that torture violates, simple indignation i s not enough.In this important book, Donatella Di Cesare provides a critical perspective on torture in all its dimensions. She seeks to capture the peculiarity of an extreme and methodical violence where the tormentor calculates and measures out pain so that he ca n hold o...[Read more]