Rebuilding lives : 25 years : United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture /

This publication examines the legal and medical definitions of torture, how and why it happens, the impact it has on victims, what makes torture different from other human rights violations, as well as ways in which it can be effectively treated and combated. It also includes five overviews on curre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva, Switzerland : United Nations, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, ©2006.
Temas:
United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture > History.
United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture > Management.
United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
Human rights.
Torture victims > Services for.
Torture (International law)
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Victimes de torture > Services.
Torture (Droit international)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Human rights
Management
Torture victims > Services for
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Sonia Picado
  • Rwanda : talking about it helps / Birgit Virnich, Dorris Haron Kasco
  • A time to renew our commitment / Savitri Goonesekere
  • Making torture history / J. Oloka-Onyango
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina : all sitting in the same waiting room / Nick Hawton, Ziyah Gafic
  • A quiet strength / Elizabeth Odio Benito
  • Supporting civil society / Krassimir Kanev
  • Fighting torture : the contribution of international law / Walter Kälin
  • Addressing the health implications of torture : the task of the therapists / Helen Bomber and Michael Korzinski
  • A former chairman's recollections / Hans Danelius
  • The United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture : assisting the victims
  • A vision of the future / Sonia Picado
  • Australia : the daunting task of rebuilding lives / Bob Burton, Rahraw Omarzad
  • The Fund and the international community / Ivan Tosevski
  • The Fund and Africa / Amos Wako
  • Pakistan : becoming confident over the years / Rina Saeed Khan, Ilse Frech
  • The victim's perspective / Theo van Boven
  • Chile : memory has secret boxes / Patricia Verdugo, Olivia Heussler.

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