The role of the Istanbul-protocol in the uphill battle for torture survivors being granted asylum in Europe and ensuring the perpetrators pay
Three Dutch organisations, Pharos, Amnesty International, and the Council for Refugees, have published Care Full – Medico-Legal Reports and the Istanbul Protocol in Asylum Procedures which gives a comprehensive and very detailed background on the pertinent need in asylum procedures for medicallegal reports based on the Istanbul protocol.
Source: Torture : journal on rehabilitation of
torture victims and prevention of torture , vol. 17, no. 3
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The book is an important contribution to the European
debate on asylum policies and the fate of the most vulnerable
refugee groups coming to Europe. This article will explore why it
is now required to use medical-legal reports in asylum
procedures.