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Torture and terror post-9/11: The role of social work in responding to torture:
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The authors argue that social work response to challenging pro-torture rhetoric has been limited at best, and to effectively address the problem there must be an international response if social work is to adhere to its obligations under the IFSW Code of Ethics, and fulfil its role as a human rights profession.Abstract:
Whilst terrorism is not a new global phenomenon, the fallout from the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US remain extensive and far reaching, including the sanctioning of harsher security measures and the denigration of human rights and civil liberties. Of particular concern is the move towards torture being an accepted practice for those deemed ‘terror suspects’ or captured ‘enemy’ combatants in countries where the so called ‘war on terror’ is still being played out. This article argues that the social work response, particularly in relation to challenging pro-torture rhetoric, has been limited at best, and to effectively address the problem there must be an international response if social work is to adhere to its obligations under the IFSW Code of Ethics, and fulfil its role as a human rights profession.read more
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The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World.
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Book Review: Just Practice: A Social Justice Approach to Social Work:
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Empathy, Sympathy, and the Image of the Other
TL;DR: The images we entertain of others can move us to love them or to despise them; to nurture them and care for them, or to try as hard as we can to belittle them, to subjugate and persecute them as discussed by the authors.
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Rethinking Torture's Dark Chamber
TL;DR: U.S. news speculation on the utility of torture in the war on terror emerged rapidly in mid-September 2001, when dozens of news features and commentaries in major media outlets began echoing, gener...