The Hooded Men: Britain's Torture Playbook

The Hooded Men

1971. Northern Ireland. Fourteen men are subjected to what the British describe as ‘deep interrogation’, which amounts to a secret torture program. They become known as the Hooded Men. For 50 years they have campaigned for the truth of what happened to them to be recognized. Now, the full horror of one of the darkest episodes in British intelligence history can be revealed.

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