| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (51 min. 54 sec.) ; 311019760 bytes |
| Summary |
Manfred Nowak is a special UN appointee given the mission of fighting torture. On his travels to countries around the globe he all too often finds clear evidence that torture is commonplace in today's world.As seen in The Torture Hunter Nowak's job is fraught with obstacles. He must confront representatives of some of the world's most powerful governments and struggle with a UN system with several member states that are very critical of his work.Survivors from China, Zimbabwe and Moldova are interviewed in the documentary, revealing how torture is used to create fear and obtain confessions - true or false. And a former US interrogation officer talks about how he tortured a detainee in Fallujah, Iraq, thereby destroying the values from his own upbringing, namely to be "my brother's keeper". (From Denmark, in English, Uigur and Russian, English subtitles) (Documentary) PG CC WS |
| Event |
Broadcast 2010-02-22 at 13:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: PG |
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Detention of persons -- Health aspects.
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Rehabilitation centers -- Evaluation.
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Torture victims.
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Torture -- Prevention.
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Europe.
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Switzerland -- Geneva.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Burns, Ian, cast
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Pederson, Jorgen Flindt, director
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