Learning from the past to face the challenges ahead: Celebrating 30 years of Torture Journal

Authors

  • Pau Perez-Sales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v32i3.129373

Keywords:

Torture, Torture Journal

Abstract

This Editorial walks us through the 30 years of the Torture Journal in commemoration of its anniversary. Moreover, it introduces the reader to this issue 2021(3).

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2021-12-29

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Perez-Sales, P. (2021). Learning from the past to face the challenges ahead: Celebrating 30 years of Torture Journal. Torture Journal, 31(3), 03–18. https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v32i3.129373