Inhuman states: imprisonment, detention and torture in Europe today

This remarkable book provides a first-hand account of the often appalling conditions in prisons, police stations, psychiatric institutions, detention centres and other places where individuals are deprived of their liberty. It is based on extensive inspections in many countries of Europe, including...

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Main Author: Cassese, Antonio 1937-2011 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Italian
Published: Cambridge Polity Press 1996
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:This remarkable book provides a first-hand account of the often appalling conditions in prisons, police stations, psychiatric institutions, detention centres and other places where individuals are deprived of their liberty. It is based on extensive inspections in many countries of Europe, including the UK, France, Spain, Greece and Turkey, by a group of inspectors who had hitherto unparalleled access to institutions of detention.
Item Description:Aus dem Ital. übers.
Physical Description:IX, 141 S.
ISBN:0745617212
0745617220

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