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Documentation of torture and the Istanbul Protocol: applied medical ethics

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2010
The so-called Istanbul Protocol, a Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment was adopted by the United Nations soon after its completion in 1999 and since then has become an acknowledged standard for documenting cases of alleged torture and other forms of severe ...
Holger, Furtmayr, Andreas, Frewer
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Istanbul Protocol implementation in Central Asia: Bending the arc of the moral universe

Journal of Clinical Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2020
In countries emerging from authoritarian rule, a major challenge is ending often widespread and systematic torture and ill-treatment practices. Between 2011 and 2019, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), in collaboration with the Open Society Foundation (OSF), the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) and regional and local partners, worked to establish
Rohini J Haar, Michele Heisler
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Evaluation of medical examination of forensic medicine specialists during / after detention within the scope of Istanbul Protocol

Journal of Clinical Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2020
The Istanbul Protocol is a document prepared by many scientists from different countries and accepted by the United Nations thematising the medical reporting of torture. Normally, forensic specialists are responsible for medical examinations of torture victims, but this study looks at forensic specialists who were themselves subject to torture and ...
Alper Keten
exaly   +3 more sources

Istanbul Protocol 2022 empowers health professionals to end torture

Lancet, The, 2022
Rohini J Haar, Michele Heisler
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Implementation of Istanbul Protocol for effective documentation of torture – review of Sri Lankan perspectives

Journal of Clinical Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2011
Documentation of torture is a multidisciplinary, multistage scientific procedure evolved over the past decades through the experience of various strata in medical and related fields. It plays a key role in effective corroboration of facts, providing redress to victims and also has a long term regulatory impact on prevention of torture in a society. The
Clifford Perera
exaly   +4 more sources

Detention: Istanbul Protocol – Development, Practical Applications, and Future Directions

2016
V. Iacopino, A. Moreno
exaly   +2 more sources

Implementing Istanbul Protocol standards for forensic evidence of torture in Kyrgyzstan

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2015
The Kyrgyz government declared a policy of "zero tolerance" for torture and began reforms to stop such practice, a regular occurrence in the country's daily life. This study presents the results of 10 forensic evaluations of individuals alleging torture; they represent 35% of all criminal investigations into torture for the January 2011-July 2012 ...
Alejandro, Moreno, Sondra, Crosby, Stephen, Xenakis, Vincent, Iacopino   +3 more
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Istanbul-protocol & Arts en vreemdeling

Bijblijven, 2009
Artsen die zorg verlenen aan asielzoekers, vluchtelingen en migranten worden regelmatig geconfronteerd met het vreemdelingenbeleid. In deze bijdrage komen twee belangrijke documenten met richtlijnen voor artsen aan de orde.
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Medical forensic examination of detained immigrants: is the Istanbul Protocol followed?

Medicine, Science and the Law, 2012
Introduction Maltreatment and torture during custody is still an important problem in many countries. Both national and international regulations and the Istanbul Protocol are of great importance in terms of elimination of maltreatment and torture. In this study, we evaluated whether examinations for custody of immigrants were performed in accordance ...
Alper, Keten, Ramazan, Akçan, Emre, Karacaoglu, Aysun Balseven, Odabasi, Ali Riza, Tümer   +4 more
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The Istanbul Protocol: international standards for the effective investigation and documentation of torture and ill treatment

The Lancet, 1999
tation methods contained in the manual also apply to other contexts, including human rights investigations and monitoring, assessment of individuals seeking political asylum, the defence of individuals who “confess” to crimes during torture, and assessment of needs for the care of torture victims.
V, Iacopino, O, Ozkalipçi, C, Schlar
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