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The World’s Right-Wing & Left-Wing Torturers

Published November 21, 2023

Dr. Simon Adams, CVT president and CEO, was quoted on the topic of torture by left-wing and right-wing governments, saying, “Unfortunately, if history teaches us anything it is that most governments are capable of perpetrating torture, regardless of their political complexion.”

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