Disaggregating torture allegations: Introducing the ill-treatment and torture (ITT) country-year data

Courtenay R. Conrad, Jillienne Haglund, Will H. Moore

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Abstract

The Ill-Treatment and Torture (ITT) Data Collection Project uses content analysis to measure allegations of government ill-treatment and torture made by Amnesty International (AI) from 1995 to 2005. ITT's country-year (CY) data quantify AI allegations of ill-treatment and torture at the country-year unit of observation and further across different responsible government agents and across different econo-socio-political groups of alleged victims. This paper introduces the Ill-Treatment and Torture country-year data, describes quantitative patterns likely to be of interest to researchers focused on the study of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and human rights, and suggests a number of theoretically motivated questions that can be explored using the ITT country-year data.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)199-220
Number of pages22
JournalInternational Studies Perspectives
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Political Science and International Relations

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