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BMC Health Services Research, 2018 Background The recent surge of asylum seekers in the European Union (EU) is raising questions about the EU’s ability to integrate newcomers into the economy and into society; particularly those who need specialized services for the treatment of severe ...
Line Bager +3 more
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The impact of torture on mental health in the narratives of two torture survivors [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: Torture survivors risk developing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as well as other mental health problems. This clinical case study describes the impact of torture on two survivors who were treated for their PTSD with Narrative ...
Knipscheer, Jeroen +3 more
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Mobilizing Presence across Borders: Devotion to Papua New Guinea's Blessed Peter To Rot in Australia
Oceania, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article engages with the conjunctures between migration and religion by focusing on the celebration of Papua New Guinea's ‘National Patron Saint’, the Blessed Peter To Rot, in the Australian diaspora. Both in Sydney and Brisbane, Catholic Papua New Guinea (PNG) migrants have been ‘relocating’ PNG shrines, regalia, relics and ritual ...
Anna‐Karina Hermkens
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Torture, 2019 Background: Sleep deprivation (SD) is a method used in the context of interrogations aimed to obtain submission, information and confessions. Its impact on producing false confessions has been documented.
Mahmud Sehwail +5 more
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Torture, Livelihoods and Rehabilitation [PDF]
The understanding of torture has evolved to encompass a complex interplay of factors including poverty, politics, health and psychosocial factors which increase vulnerability to torture.
Tania Louise Hebert
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Strategic litigation against torture: Why domestic courts matter [PDF]
, 2022 Strategic human rights litigation is often associated with filing cases before international courts and treaty bodies. While international litigation is an important avenue of seeking social change and setting new standards of rights protection, it has ...
Lisitsyna, Maria
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT By the mid‐21st century, the global economic system had not yet fully solved the problem of hunger. Therefore, achieving SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is crucial. This study therefore aims to examine the factors that may lead to hunger in seven selected Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh ...
Ali Çelik +3 more
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Psychological Torture: Definition, evaluation and measurement, By Pau Pérez-Sales [PDF]
, 2017 Psychiatrist Pau Pérez-Sales has compiled a masterful and thorough analysis of an ambiguous but extremely important topic using a multidisciplinary approach.
Jaranson, Jim
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Right to Food in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Challenges, Policies, and Sustainable Strategies
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the multifaceted issue of food security in Sub‐Saharan Africa and the critical importance of upholding rights to food in the region. It explores the challenges posed by food insecurity, analyzes existing policies and interventions, and proposes sustainable strategies to enhance food security.
Helen Onyeaka +6 more
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The association between health and prison overcrowding, a scoping review
BMC Public HealthIt is estimated that the majority of prisons globally are overcrowded. There is consensus that overcrowding leads to negative health outcomes, however quantitative research of this association appears limited.
Maha Aon, Simon Oberconz, Marie Brasholt
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