World Publics Reject Torture: But a Substantial Number Make Exception for Terrorists

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2008-06-24
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Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
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A WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 19 nations finds that in 14 of them most people favor an unequivocal rule against torture, even in the case of terrorists who have information that could save innocent lives. Four nations lean toward favoring an exception in the case of terrorists.
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http://hdl.handle.net/1903/10655
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