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Perspective – The long journey to rehabilitation for torture survivors [PDF]
, 2017 This article builds on a presentation given at the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) symposium in Mexico City in December 2016.
Haoussou, Kolbassia
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Chronic Hand Eczema of Charlie Chaplin
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977), one of the most iconic figures in cinema history, suffered throughout his career from a chronic hand eczema he consistently concealed behind white cotton gloves. According to his biographers, Chaplin attributed this condition to the prolonged handling of cellulose nitrate film stock during editing—a highly ...
Bruno Halioua, Charles Taieb
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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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Torture beyond carceral settings against individuals from marginalized communities: the important role for clinical documentation [PDF]
, 2023 This Perspective piece builds on recent scholarship that has begun to explore extra-carceral governmental actions that constitute torture or ill treatment of socially and economically marginalized populations.
DeVos, Christian +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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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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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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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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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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, 2021 Introduction: This paper presents a study of traumatic experiences, including torture, among refugees and migrants at the border between Croatia and Bosnia.
Byrne, Steven +2 more
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