Medical Justice The Second Torture

The Second Torture - Medical Justice

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Everyone in the sample suffered from ongoing physical and/or mental effects owing to their torture and all have medical evidence supporting their accounts. The Second Torture …

“The Second Torture” - Medical Justice

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“THE SECOND TORTURE” – The immigration detention of torture survivors 1 The ostensible purpose of Rule 35, originally rolled out in 2001, was to ensure that asylum …

Medical Justice report: "The Second Torture": The Immigration …

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Medical Justice is calling for the immediate effective implementation of Rule 35 and requests that this is demonstrated through an independent audit. An early day …

Torture, coercive interrogations and physicians

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The Code offers specific policy regarding what physicians should and should not do in situations involving torture or coercive interrogation. With regard to torture, …

Medical torture - Wikipedia

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Torture and doctors’ dual obligation | The BMJ

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Training to identify and document torture, in line with international standards, should be compulsory for all health professionals who work with detainees who are at …

The Torture Doctors | Georgetown University Press

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Their knowledge of the body and its breaking points and their credible authority over death certificates and medical records make them powerful and elusive perpetrators of the …

Detention of torture survivors ruled unlawful | Electronic …

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In 2012, Medical Justice published a detailed report – The Second Torture which found that the safeguards to identify victims of torture were failing at every stage …

10. lack of independent oversight

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medical issues in detention and is chaired by a senior UKBA official. During these meetings, Medical Justice and other NGOs have consistently raised the problems …

Torture - Amnesty International

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Torture often happens in secret – in police lock-ups, interrogation rooms or prisons. For more than 50 years Amnesty International has been documenting torture, exposing the …