2018
DOI: 10.7146/torture.v25i2.109670
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Geographical distribution of torture: An epidemiological study of torture reported by asylum applicants examined at the Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen

Abstract: Using reports from 154 examinations of alleged torture victims among asylum applicants to Denmark conducted by the Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen, between 2001 and 2013, we have categorized the victims into four geographical regions, as well as according to the conflict that caused them to flee. The torture incidents described by the victims were divided into 12 different categories defined by the Istanbul Protocol. These data were cross-referenced in order to identify any difference… Show more

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“…[15][16] Coercive interrogation techniques are illegal and are considered grounds for a conviction to be overturned in the UK or in Germany, 26 for example, but are still legal and considered valid investigative practice in countries like the United States, Russia and Spain. 27 There are clearly strong commonalities between the methods described here and those described in CIA-led programs practiced by the US government 28 and other examples of contemporary torture, 29 suggesting shared…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…[15][16] Coercive interrogation techniques are illegal and are considered grounds for a conviction to be overturned in the UK or in Germany, 26 for example, but are still legal and considered valid investigative practice in countries like the United States, Russia and Spain. 27 There are clearly strong commonalities between the methods described here and those described in CIA-led programs practiced by the US government 28 and other examples of contemporary torture, 29 suggesting shared…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…Trotz des eingangs beschriebenen, eindeutigen Verbots und der komplexen Schutzmechanismen sind die Anwendung von Folter sowie unmenschliche und erniedrigende Behandlung wie auch ähnlich schwere Menschenrechtsverletzungen international leider eher im Zu-als im Abnehmen begriffen (Busch et al 2015;Wenzel, Kienzler et al 2015). Internationale Zahlen können selbstverständlich kein endgültiges und exaktes Bild der Häufigkeit und der Formen von Folter bieten, belegen aber deren breite Anwendung.…”
Section: Zur Verbreitung Von Folterunclassified
“…Diese beinhaltet, dass sie im Gegensatz zu einigen anderen Menschenrechten nie und mit keiner wie auch immer gearteten Begründung aufgehoben oder eingeschränkt werden dürfen. Folter wird trotz dieses Grundsatzes weltweit und eher zunehmend angewandt (Busch et al 2015), und ist einerseits für Jurist/inn/en und die Zivilgesellschaft die wichtigste "Waffe gegen Demokratie", und für Ärzte/innen, Psycholog/inn/en und Psychotherapeut/inn/en aufgrund ihrer schweren Langzeitfolgen bei unmittelbar Betroffenen wie auch bei indirekten Opfern von hoher Relevanz (de Wet 2004;Furtmayr & Frewer 2010). In einem interdisziplinären Rahmen sind dabei sowohl juristische und menschenrechtliche als auch soziologische, politische, kulturanthropologische, psychologische und medizinische Faktoren sowohl für die Prävention wie auch für die Rehabilitation und Behandlung zu berücksichtigen (Wenzel, Frewer et al 2015) und werden daher in den folgenden Artikel einbezogen.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…This means that strip-searching is a significant issue for torture victims as sexual violence which includes forced nudity is a common and well-documented form of torture experienced by both women and men. 98 In a study of 154 asylum applicants in Denmark, 78 per cent of female participants and 25 per cent of male participants reported being subjected to sexual violence as a form of torture in their country of origin. 99 Despite this there is very little literature which considers the effect of strip-searching on asylum seekers.…”
Section: Strip-searching Asylum Seekersmentioning
confidence: 99%