There is a pervasive instutionalised culture of dehumanisation in the US that promotes the use of to
![Torture is embedded as normal and acceptable practice in political, ideological, cultural and institutional systems, writes Celermajer [Getty Images]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014121312183624734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Professor Danielle Celermajer is based at the University of Sydney and leads a major project, funded by the European Union, which addresses the root causes of torture.
There is a pervasive instutionalised culture of dehumanisation in the US that promotes the use of to
![Torture is embedded as normal and acceptable practice in political, ideological, cultural and institutional systems, writes Celermajer [Getty Images]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014121312183624734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)