Everyone has a right to a fair trial whether we are citizens or immigrants we are granted the right to prove our innocence in court. Fair trials are important because they protect our constitutional right.
Given this universal abhorrence, why would any contemporary democratic society condone the use of torture? The case most often made for torture is that – particularly in the fight against terrorism – it can save lives of innocent people.
Increased social mobilisation around and successful framing of modern slavery since the 1990s have brought renewed and significant attention to an age-old problem: the forced and coerced use of individuals for economic gain.