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Forensic odontological examinations of alleged torture victims at the University of Copenhagen 1997-2011
... alleged torture victims have been performed by fo- rensic pathologists at the University of Copenha- gen since ...leged torture victims (4 females, 29 males) who have been examined by a ...
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Pain when walking: individual sensory profiles in the foot soles of torture victims - a controlled study using quantitative sensory testing
... From the present analysis it appears that little discrimi- nates pain mechanisms in torture victims who have been exposed to trauma from torture on different parts of the body. Rather, it seems as if ...
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Seeking Accountability And Justice For Torture Victims: The Hurdle Of The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act In Suing Foreign Officials Under The Torture Victims Protection Act
... like torture, he must be held accountable even if it was an official act, carried out under the state’s ...of torture in their official ...for victims of a violation of a jus cogens norm, the Supreme ...
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Torture survivors’ symptom load compared to chronic pain and psychiatric in-patients
... for Torture Victims (‘RCT’) in Copenhagen, the degree of symptoms of a group of resettled traumatized refugees was assessed by means of two rating scales: the Disability Rating Index (DRI) (n=197), ...
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A novel bio-psycho-social approach for rehabilitation of traumatized victims of torture and war in the post-conflict context: a pilot randomized controlled trial in Kosovo
... Torture Victims) used a similar multidisciplinary ap- proach to ours, but the patients received a larger num- ber of treatment sessions for longer period, and the therapy was delivered by an experienced ...
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Survivors of war in northern Kosovo (III): The role of anger and hatred in pain and PTSD and their interactive effects on career outcome, quality of sleep and suicide ideation
... among victims. Victims of torture and massive violence in Kosovo do not only suffer from the mental and physical effects of their experience, but feel strongly that they have been treated ...many ...
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Torture in the Living Room
... by victims of torture that detail their experiences with the torture methods depicted on episodes of 24 and the effects of such ...real-life victims of torture and the fictional ...
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Redress for 'Some Folks': Pursuing Justice for Victims of Torture Through Traditional Grounds of Jurisdiction
... This paper argues that it is important to have accountability and redress for the torture perpetrated by U.S. officials and their foreign counterparts for the following reasons: (1) international and U.S. law ...
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Sensory functions in the foot soles in victims of generalized torture, in victims also beaten under the feet (falanga) and in healthy controls – A blinded study using quantitative sensory testing
... The remaining 52 patients were invited to participate in the study. At individual meetings the examiner (KP) informed them about the purpose and methods used in the study. If the patient agreed to participate an informed ...
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Torture and torture practices in Tanzania: Knowledge, attitudes and practice among medical professionals
... for torture victims (Eisenman & Kim, 2000), and awareness and accurate identification is necessary for an informed history taking and physical examination of the patients and the subsequent planning of ...
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Prohibition Of Torture
... against Torture and Oth er Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of 1984: The United Nations Convention against Torture and Oth er Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment from ...
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Organizational development with torture rehabilitation programs
... with torture rehabilitation programs in post-conflict contexts, the authors explore key organizational development needs in the field of torture rehabilitation, areas of future consideration for ...
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The Use Of Torture In The War On Terror: Should This 'Exceptional Measure' Be Justified In 'Exceptional Times'?
... the torture prohibition and therefore the prohibition of torture is ‘one of morality's firmest norms’ (Ambos, ...allow torture as inherently repugnant and evil, without betraying its own principles ...
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The Extradition Proceedings Against General Augusto Pinochet: Is Justice Being Met Under International Law?
... The Lords recognized that torture was an international crime, but that it did not become punishable by universal jurisdiction until the Convention Against Torture Act.&#[r] ...
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The impact of torture on mental health in the narratives of two torture survivors
... sensitive cognitive behavioural interventions that address shame, guilt, disgust and cognitions about safety, trust, power, self- esteem, and intimacy (Ehlers, A., Clark, D. M., Dunmore, E., Jaycox, L., Meadows, E., ...
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The DSM 5 and the Istanbul Protocol: Diagnosis of psychological sequels of torture
... of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, commonly known as the Istanbul Protocol, is an interdisciplinary standard supported by, among others, the United Nations and the World ...
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Household exposure to violence and human rights violations in western Bangladesh (II): history of torture and other traumatic experience of violence and functional assessment of victims
... Results: The majority of the reported cases of TCIDTP occurred in 2000-2008, 51% of incidents occurred during winter; 32.0% between 20:00 and midnight. Police involvement was reported in 75% of cases. Incidents took ...
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Torture as a Management Practice: The Convention Against Torture and Non-Disciplinary Solitary Confinement
... that solitary confinement for long periods of time as well as poor prison facility conditions violate Article 16 suggest that extension of its holdings to most solitary confinement is sensible. Article 16 has a lower ...
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Torture at Home: Borrowing from the Torture Convention to Define Domestic Violence
... many victims from retaining steady employment, and abused partners often voluntarily abandon their jobs, homes, and personal possessions in order to escape abuse); ...female victims were assaulted by people ...
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Terror, Torture and Resistance
... Terror, Torture and Resistance VOLUME 12, NUMBER 1 Nicole Vallbe 37 Andrea Dworkin delivered this keynote speech at the May 1991 Canadian Mental Health Associa tion's "Women and Mental Health Conferen[.] ...
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