1.0National Human Rights Commission - Lebanonhttps://nhrclb.org/enNHRCLBhttps://nhrclb.org/en/archives/author/admin2024rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YcqqI2reqF"><a href="https://nhrclb.org/en/archives/8514">Does Torture Prevention Work? A Question Lebanon Can No Longer Avoid</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://nhrclb.org/en/archives/8514/embed#?secret=YcqqI2reqF" width="600" height="338" title="“Does Torture Prevention Work? A Question Lebanon Can No Longer Avoid” — National Human Rights Commission - Lebanon" data-secret="YcqqI2reqF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://nhrclb.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://nhrclb.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NHRC-CPT-Image-Sep-20-2026-10_47_52-AM-1024x683.png1024683By Bassam Alkantar * I have just finished reading Does Torture Prevention Work?, by Richard Carver and Lisa Handley, a rigorous comparative study that examines one of the most important, and too often neglected, questions in the global struggle against torture. The book does not merely ask whether torture is prohibited, whether governments have ratified […]