A Secret History of Torture - Amnesty International Annual Lecture
Date: Mon 21 October 2013
Guardian journalist Ian Cobain lays bare Britain’s secret use of torture from the Second World War, via Kenya and Northern Ireland, to the War on Terror.
Drawing on previously unseen official documents, and the accounts of witnesses, victims and experts, investigative journalist Ian Cobain looks beyond the cover-ups and the attempts to dismiss brutality as the work of a few rogue interrogators, to reveal a secret and shocking record of torture.
Based on his award-winning book, ‘Cruel Britannia: A Secret History of Torture’
'a dramatic challenge to official dishonesty and public complacency, past and present' - The Independent
Lecture followed by Q&A, chaired by William Crawley
Part of the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen's - in association with the Human Rights Centre at Queen's
Tickets: £6/4 concessions
| Event Type | Talk |
|---|---|
| Event venue | The Great Hall, Queen's University Belfast |
| nireland@amnesty.org.uk | |
| Price | £6.00 |
| Online tickets | http://www.belfastfestival.com/WhatsOn/EventInfo/ASecretHistoryofTorture.html |
