One small concession is acceding to the CAT. Because political parties exert some power, however, they pressure the regime to make concessions. More acts of defection against the regime occur, and torture rates are higher. Alternative political points of view are endorsed, but some individuals go too far. There is more torture where power is shared, such as where dictatorships allow multiple political parties. But dictatorships are protorture regimes they have little interest in making gestures against torture, such as signing the CAT. In one-party or no-party dictatorships, few individuals defect against the regime. Torture is more likely to occur where power is shared. I argue the reason has to do with the logic of torture. This article addresses a puzzle: dictatorships that practice torture are more likely to accede to the UN Convention Against Torture (CAT) than dictatorships that do not practice torture.
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