Tag: Amnesty International's 'Attitudes to Torture Survey 2014'

• Friday, May 16th 2014 - 08:35 UTC

  Argentines strongly disapprove of torture, but 49% are fearful if in custody

  

  Nearly half of all Argentines say they fear suffering torture if they were detained by authorities, a figure that represents slightly more than the global average, an Amnesty International survey has revealed. The results from a series of questions on the issue show Argentina as one of the nations that most disapprove of torture among the 21 countries surveyed.