In memory of Gerry McKerr

By Kartik Raj, EU Campaigner/Researcher at Amnesty International

Gerry McKerr, one of the “Hooded Men” - a name now used to describe the group of detainees subjected to the UK security forces’ infamous “Five Techniques” of interrogation in Northern Ireland - passed away this week, aged 71.

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