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Forensic evaluation of alleged wrist restraint/handcuff injuries in survivors of torture utilizing the Istanbul Protocol. [PDF]

Int J Legal Med, 2021
Despite being a common form of abuse, there is a paucity of literature describing shackling and wrist restraint injuries among survivors of torture. Forensic evaluation of alleged wrist restraint/handcuff injuries in survivors of torture presents challenges to the evaluator, especially if the injuries are remote and do not leave lasting marks nor ...
Neufeld MY, Kimball S, Stein AB, Crosby SS.   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

c‐Rel–dependent Chk2 signaling regulates the DNA damage response limiting hepatocarcinogenesis

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
In response to genotoxic injury, c‐Rel upregulates ATM‐Chk2‐p53 pathway DNA damage proteins to limiting hepatocarcinogenesis. Abstract Background and Aims Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer‐related death. The NF‐κB transcription factor family subunit c‐Rel is typically protumorigenic; however, it has recently been reported as a
Jack Leslie, Jill E. Hunter, Amy Collins, Amelia Rushton, Lauren G. Russell, Erik Ramon‐Gil, Maja Laszczewska, Misti McCain, Marco Y. W. Zaki, Amber Knox, Yixin Seow, Laura Sabater, Daniel Geh, Neil D. Perkins, Helen L. Reeves, Dina Tiniakos, Derek A. Mann, Fiona Oakley   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated with cardiovascular events after simultaneous liver–kidney transplant from the US Multicenter Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Transplant Consortium

Hepatology Communications, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Cardiovascular disease is a leading complication after both liver and kidney transplantation. Factors associated with and rates of cardiovascular events (CVEs) after simultaneous liver–kidney transplant (SLKT) are unknown. This was a retrospective cohort study of adult SLKT recipients between 2002 and 2017 at six centers in six United Network ...
Jennifer Jo, Gonzalo Crespo, Dyanna Gregory, Jasmine Sinha, Jiaheng Xie, Min Zhang, John Magee, Pranab Barman, Yuval A. Patel, Aaron Schluger, Kara Walters, Scott Biggins, Natalia Filipek, Giuseppe Cullaro, Randi Wong, Jennifer C. Lai, Gabriel J. Perreault, Elizabeth C. Verna, Pratima Sharma, Lisa B. VanWagner   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of liver stiffness measurement–based scores in liver transplantation recipients

Liver Transplantation, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Combining bioclinical parameters with liver stiffness measurement (LSM) has improved the diagnostic performance of vibration‐controlled transient elastography (VCTE) for detection of advanced fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease. However, this approach has not yet been tested in liver transplantation (LT) recipients.
Tamoore Arshad, Chandra S. Bhati, Anh T. Bui, Michael Tseng, Dylan Vainer, Austin Miller, Marie‐Claire Evans, Taseen Syed, Vaishali Patel, Michael O. Idowu, Mark Muthiah, Mohammad Shadab Siddiqui   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethical criteria when a (potential) perpetrator asks a human rights organization to defend their case based on the forensic documentation of alleged torture. How shall we proceed?

Torture, 2020
Objective Discuss the ethical dilemma of perpetrators requesting clinical evaluations intended to prove persecution or torture. The discussion is organized around three real cases.
Sara López Martín
doaj   +1 more source

Forensic Case Series

Torture, 2021
Welcome to the Torture Journal Forensic Case Series, a new section of the Torture Journal. Through this Series, we aim to provide a source of information and continuing education for health and legal practitioners involved in the forensic evaluation of ...
James Lin, Ben McVane, Berta Soley
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The nature of female genital mutilation according to the Istanbul Convention and other international instruments [PDF]

Temida, 2023
The paper deals with the nature of female genital mutilation (FGM) as a highly gendered, harmful practice, which has in the meantime been formalized as a crime.
Marković Ivana
doaj   +1 more source

Institutionalizing torture in Israel: The Firas Tbeish decision. A commentary by John W. Schiemann, PhD

Torture, 2019
In her discussion of the court’s dismissal of the IP, she says there “is a legal system that discredits the IP’s potential while digging deeper into its own conception of torture.'' Shir has helped show that this is true more broadly of torture, beyond ...
John Wilson Schiemann
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Detainees' perception of the doctors and the medical institution in Spanish police stations: An impediment in the fight against torture and ill-treatment

Torture, 2017
Background: As part of a program by the Basque Government (Spain) and the University of the Basque Country, persons who have alleged exposure to torture and ill-treatment have been examined by psychol ogists and psychiatrists according to the Istanbul ...
Hans Draminsky Petersen, Benito Morentin
doaj   +1 more source

Incommunicado detention and torture in Spain, Part III: 'Five days is enough’: the concept of torturing environments

Torture, 2018
Background: Torture is changing in western societies, evolving from pain-producing torture to more subtle mixed psychological methods that are harder to detect.
Lilla Hárdi, Pau Pérez-Sales, Miguel Angel Navarro-Lashayas, Angeles Plaza, Benito Morentin, Oihana Barrios Salinas   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source