The Legal Obligation to Prevent & Prosecute Torture

Juan Mendez, a respected authority and advocate on this issue, is joined by Lisa Hajjar, Professor of Sociology at UC Santa Barbara, and Upendra Acharya, Professor of Law at Gonzaga. Event co-sponsored by the Washington State Religious Campaign Against Torture, Center for Victims of Torture, Veterans for Peace, Amnesty International and Western Washington and Seattle Fellowship of Reconciliation.