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Protocol on medico-legal documentation of solitary confinement

open access: yesTorture, 2023
Introduction. This Protocol originates from a joint project regarding documentation of psychological torture initiated by the Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI), REDRESS and DIGNITY - Danish Institute Against Torture (DIGNITY) in 2015 ...
Marie Brasholt   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Torture and torture practices in Tanzania: Knowledge, attitudes and practice among medical professionals

open access: yesTorture, 2019
Introduction: Medical professionals have a key role in addressing torture and need an awareness and knowledge of torture in relation to rehabilitation approaches, prevention and international standards. This study was undertaken with the aim of assessing
Brenda Van den Bergh   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perception, practice and proximity. Qualifying threats as psychological torture in international law.

open access: yesTorture, 2021
Background: Fear is a central dimension of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment (hereafter ‘other ill-treatment’), particularly as a part of verbal or non-verbal threats.
Ergün Cakal
doaj   +1 more source

Dignity in and at work : why it matters [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Throughout the history of social science, dignity is a word that is continually used to express concern about various aspects of work. Within these concerns we see a set of implicit understandings of what dignity is, and what it does, and profoundly ...
Bolton, S.C.
core   +1 more source

Voices of torture survivors in Tanzania: A qualitative study

open access: yesTorture, 2018
Introduction: No published research has been found on torture in Tanzania, but individual cases were documented by human rights organisations. The aim of this study was to explore the salient physical, mental and social effects of torture in the country,
Maha Aon   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trauma Informed Care: Trafficking Out-Comes (TIC TOC Study)

open access: yesJournal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2022
Background: Little is known about the impact of trauma-informed primary healthcare on recovery from human trafficking, or individual characteristics associated with successful participation in community services.
Ronald Chambers   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kantian Dignity and Marxian Socialism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper offers an account of human dignity based on a discussion of Kant's moral and political philosophy and then shows its relevance for articulating and developing in a fresh way some normative dimensions of Marx’s critique of capitalism as ...
Gilabert, Pablo
core   +1 more source

Virilization by an Ovarian Tumor: Presentation Is Not Always Acute

open access: yesJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2022
Androgen-producing steroid cell ovarian tumors are rare, comprising less than 1% of ovarian neoplasms, and can present with infertility and rapid virilization.
Amanda Tjitro BS   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Testimonial Therapy: Impact on social participation and emotional wellbeing among Indian survivors of torture and organized violence

open access: yesTorture, 2018
Introduction: Traumatizing events, such as torture, cause considerable impairments in psycho-social functioning. In developing countries, where torture is often perpetrated, few resources exist for the provision of therapeutic or rehabilitating ...
Mia Myhre Jørgensen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Screening asylum seekers in Denmark for torture using a structured questionnaire

open access: yesTorture, 2021
The United Nations Committee against Torture recommends systematic torture screening throughout the asylum process.   The goal of this study is to evaluate the introduction of a structured questionnaire, coding for torture according to the definition ...
Ebbe Munk-Andersen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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