Majority of Americans Approve Complete Ban on Torture

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2009-06-24Author
Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
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Six in 10 Americans approve of having an international convention saying that "governments should never use physical torture" as a means of trying to get information, while 39 percent say such a ban is too restrictive, according to a new WorldPublicOpinion.org/Knowledge Networks poll.