The torture doctors. Human rights crimes and the road to justice.

by Steven. H. Miles.

Authors

  • Pau Pérez-Sales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v30i3.123443

Keywords:

Torture Doctors, Medical Complicity

Abstract

Book review 

The Torture Doctors. Human Rights Crimes and the Road to Justice.

Steven. H. Miles. Georgetown University Press. 2020

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Published

2021-02-10

How to Cite

Pérez-Sales, P. (2021). The torture doctors. Human rights crimes and the road to justice.: by Steven. H. Miles. Torture Journal, 30(3), 113–116. https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v30i3.123443