U.S. Public Rejects Nearly All Forms of Torture or Coercion Even in Face of Possible Terrorist Attack: Says International Laws on Detention Should Apply to Al-Qaeda Members

Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)In a new PIPA/Knowledge Networks nationwide poll, 66% said that the US should abide by the international law that “governments should never use physical torture,” while 29% found that standard “too restrictive.”United StatesTortureInternational lawU.S. Public Rejects Nearly All Forms of Torture or Coercion Even in Face of Possible Terrorist Attack: Says International Laws on Detention Should Apply to Al-Qaeda MembersArticle