Prevalence of torture

07.09.2011
Is torture reliably assessed and a valid indicator of poor mental health?
The topic studied in this paper is the reliability of reports of having been subjected to torture.
22.11.2010
RCT reports on Denmark to the UN Human Rights Council
As part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), RCT together with a number of Danish human rights organizations have...
15.06.2010
The situation of human rights and legal reforms in Jordan
Lecture and open discussion with Eva Abu Halaweh, Director of Mizan Law Group for Human Rights. Monday 28th June...
30.04.2010
New initiative to stop medical complicity in torture
In a letter to the Danish Medical Association RCT proposes that the World Medical Association and its affiliated...
09.03.2010
Denmark - a forerunner having eradicated torture
UN expert singles out Denmark as one of the few countries in the world having managed to eradicate torture.

The atlas of human rights : mapping violations of freedom around the globeFagan, AndrewBrighton : Earthscan, 2010. - 128 p. : maps, charts, ill.
Approaches to torture rehabilitation : a desk study covering effects, cost-effectiveness, participation, and sustainabilityGurr, RogerQuiroga, JoseCopenhagen : International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims : IRCT, 2001. - 35 p
Refugee children from the Middle EastMontgomery, EdithOslo : Scandinavian University Press, 1998. - 154 p. : ill

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RCT´s annual report 2005. Theme: International work against torture.
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RCT´s annual report 2007. Theme: Researching torture in a changing world
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