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Twenty seven years of treating survivors of torture and organized violence – associations between torture, gender and ethnic minority status among refugees referred for treatment of PTSD

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2021
Background: Victims of torture and organized violence are among the most vulnerable refugees. The nature of torture promotes shame, secrecy and silencing of the survivors, and there is a need for studies to provide a testimony to the experiences of ...
Nina Thorup Dalgaard, Karen Bjerre, Marie Høgh Thøgersen   +2 more
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The pathology of torture

Forensic Science International, 2018
Detainees may be subjected to torture and extra-judicial execution by State actors and terrorists. But, the pathology of torture has not been well-described. This is due to the lack of autopsies performed on victims of torture, mostly due to the disposal of the bodies of the victims by their torturers.
M. Pollanen
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Remote medico-legal assessment by telephone during COVID-19: Monitoring safety and quality when documenting evidence of torture for UK asylum applicants

Torture, 2021
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we developed remote assessment to provide interim medicolegal reports, ensuring people could obtain medical evidence to support their asylum claim. The Freedom from Torture research ethics committee approved the project.
Juliet Cohen, Bernie Gregory, Kate Newman, Emily Rowe, Deborah Thackray   +4 more
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Amplified Vulnerabilities and Reconfigured Relations: COVID-19, Torture Prevention and Human Rights in the Global South

State Crime, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has reconfigured personal, organisational and political landscapes in quite radical ways. This paper reflects on the differentiated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and responses to it.
Andrew M. Jefferson, Giorgio Caracciolo, Jeanette Kørner, Nina Nordberg   +3 more
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Group physiotherapy with survivors of torture in urban and camp settings in Jordan and Kenya

Torture, 2021
Introduction:  In this paper we report provisional field results on the impact of CVT’s (the Center for Victims of Torture) interdisciplinary group treatment on physiotherapy indicators in refugees living in urban and camp settings in Kenya and Jordan ...
Laura Janet Pizer Gueron, Arobogust Amoyi, Winnie Chao, Justine Chepngetich, Jepkemoi Joanne Kibet, Stephen Nyambok, Joseph Wesonga   +6 more
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Torture and Maltreatment in Prison: A Medico-Legal Perspective

Healthcare, 2023
The maltreatment and torture of prisoners constitute a global problem. Methods of maltreatment are classified as the psychological and the physical, and physical methods inevitably lead to psychological sequelae.
G. D. Albano, Daniela Guadagnino, Mauro Midiri, Corinne La Spina, V. Tullio, A. Argo, S. Zerbo   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Uncovering re-traumatization experiences of torture survivors in somatic health care: A qualitative systematic review

PLoS ONE, 2021
Little research has focused on torture survivors’ re-traumatization experiences in health and hospital units that treat somatic diseases, though any medical procedure can re-traumatize survivors. This study’s purpose was to summarize qualitative research
A. C. Schippert, E. Grov, A. K. Bjørnnes   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Acceptability of a physiotherapeutic pain school treatment in trauma-affected populations in the Middle Eastern & Northern African region

Torture, 2021
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the acceptability of a physiotherapeutic pain treatment (Pain School), focusing on patient education, physical exercises and self-reliance, and a capacity building program developed for MENA based ...
Anne-Mette Karrer, Ane Kirstine Viller Hansen, Linda Nordin, Marie-Louise Drivsholm Oestergaard   +3 more
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The risk of sanctions following visits by monitoring bodies; a study conducted in Albania and Honduras

Torture, 2020
Introduction: Independent monitoring of places of detention is considered an effective way of preventing torture, but some reports have shown that detainees may face reprisals after engaging with monitors.This pilot study aims to further ...
Marie Brasholt, Brenda van den Bergh, Erinda Bllaca, Alba Mejía, Marie My Warborg Larsen, Anne Katrine Graudal Levinsen, Jens Simon Modvig   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘It’s Torture for the Soul’: The Harms of Image-Based Sexual Abuse

Social and Legal Studies, 2020
Beyond ‘scandals’ and the public testimonies of victim-survivors, surprisingly little is known about the nature and extent of the harms of ‘image-based sexual abuse’, a term that includes all non-consensual taking and/or sharing of nude or sexual images.
C. McGlynn, Kelly Johnson, E. Rackley, N. Henry, N. Gavey, A. Flynn, A. Powell   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source