Honours and Affiliations
He is Patron of Freedom from Torture (formerly the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture), and has been awarded an Honorary D.Litt from his alma mater, the University of Hull where a Students' Union bar is named after him.
He was appointed a CBE in 1992.
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