The Repression Information Paradox (RIP): How Repression Has Evolved To Avoid the Spotlight

• In Event: State Repression and Human Rights

Brief Overview

We identify three mechanisms through which repression has evolved to overcome the human rights spotlight. Using a multivariate probit model we find evidence of substitution and shifts in torture tactics in response to international pressure.

Authors

• Skip Mark, University of Rhode Island

• William Wells Rider, University of Rhode Island