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OverviewA deep, cutting edge analysis of the politics and state mechanisms that perpetuate human rights abuses in South Asia. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tasneem KhalilPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.234kg ISBN: 9780745335704ISBN 10: 0745335705 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 20 December 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Introduction: After the Colony 2. Bangladesh: Men in Black 3. India: Brutal Encounters 4. Nepal: The Royal Army 5. Pakistan: Agents of the State 6. Sri Lanka: White Vans 7. State Terror in Post-Colonial South Asia 8. Specialists on Violence 9. International System of State Terror 10. A Note from the Torture Chamber Notes IndexReviews'A powerful and frightening document that traces how political independence mutated into a celebration of the growing power of the military' -- Jeremy Seabrook, writer and researcher; author of 'The Refuge and the Fortress: Britain and the Flight from Tyranny'. 'An important message to states to ensure accountability and respect human rights' -- Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia Director, Human Rights Watch 'The issues addressed in Jallad have been systematically neglected in Europe and the US, as well as in South Asia.' -- Arun Kundnani, author of The Muslims are Coming! Islamophobia, extremism, and the domestic War on Terror (Verso, 2014). Author InformationTasneem Khalil is an exiled Bangladeshi journalist who previously worked for The Daily Star, CNN, Human Rights Watch and has written for the International Herald Tribune, NPR, Guardian, Washington Post and BBC and is the author of Jallad: Death Squads and State Terror in South Asia (Pluto, 2015). He was declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International in 2007, following his detention by the Bangladeshi military intelligence agency. In 2008, Swedish PEN conferred him with an honorary membership for his journalism. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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