Comment II: Documentation of Torture and Justice ‘Bon pour L`Orient’i?

Authors

  • Önder Özkalıpcı

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v26i3.109503

Keywords:

torture, rights, human justice, rehabilitation, perpetrators

Abstract

The study by Kelly et al. on the Istanbul Protocol (IP) was made in three low-income countries. It is based on eighty interviews of human rights practitioners who in “many cases… were lawyers, but clinicians and other human rights professionals were also included.” (p63) The study does not provide a breakdown of the individuals interviewed, their professions, or their experience in documentation and specifically medico-legal or IP documentation. The study does not assume interviewees had any prior knowledge of the IP. In addition, health professionals – a key group that implements the IP – do not appear to be well represented among the interview group.

References

1. Principles on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Recommended by General Assembly resolution 55/89 of 4 December 2000 Available from: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/EffectiveInvestigationAndDocumentationOfTorture.aspx
2. IRCT Annual Report [Internet] 2015 Available from: file:///C:/Users/nawirctorg/Downloads/ IRCT-annual+report+2015.pdf
3. Physicians for Human Rights, Forensic Training Institute [Internet] Available from: http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/training/
4. Sharma JR. Documenting torture. Republica [Internet]. 2016 May 26 [cited 31 October 2016] Available from: http://admin.myrepublica.com/ opinion/story/42817/documenting-torture.html

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Published

2018-09-26

How to Cite

Özkalıpcı, Önder. (2018). Comment II: Documentation of Torture and Justice ‘Bon pour L`Orient’i?. Torture Journal, 26(3), 3. https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v26i3.109503

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 3 (2016): Torture Journal: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture

Section

Debate and Comment

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