Катаванні і жорсткае абыходжанне з былымі беларускімі палітычнымі зняволенымі пасля 2020 года: Катаванні і жорсткае абыходжанне з былымі беларускімі палітычнымі зняволенымі пасля 2020 года

Uladzimir Pikirenia; Maryna Kasinerava; Yulia Lahvinenka; Andreas Maercker

doi:10.7146/torture.v36i2.171533

Authors

Uladzimir Pikirenia Псіхіятр, Псіхіятрычная бальніца ў Фромбарку, Польшча https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7952-9828
Maryna Kasinerava
Yulia Lahvinenka
Andreas Maercker

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v36i2.171533

Keywords:

torture

Abstract

Асноўныя палажэнні

У гэтай выбарцы эміграваных былых беларускіх палітычных зняволеных рэспандэнты апісвалі катаванні і жорсткае абыходжанне як рэгулярны досвед, які пачынаўся падчас затрымання і працягваўся праз дасудовае ўтрыманне пад вартай, адбыванне пакарання і перыяд пасля вызвалення.
Псіхалагічны ціск і зневажальныя практыкі займалі цэнтральнае месца ў аповедах рэспандэнтаў. Інфармацыйная ізаляцыя, разлучэнне з блізкімі, прыніжэнне, адмова ў медыцынскай дапамозе, штрафная ізаляцыя і прымусовая залежнасць ад адміністрацыі ўстановы паведамляліся як частка асяроддзя зняволення, а не толькі як асобныя інцыдэнты.
Дакументаванне, рэабілітацыя і медыка-прававая ацэнка павінны ўключаць як фізічныя, так і псіхалагічныя формы катаванняў і жорсткага абыходжання, а таксама падчас ацэнкі стану былых палітычных зняволеных у выгнанні ўлічваць пасляпенітэнцыярную небяспеку і звязаныя з міграцыяй стрэсары.

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