It is preferable to issue the medicolegal report on official letterhead of your institution. The heading of the report as: Medicolegal...

History and individual’s statement Witness statement Other 3rd party evidence such as a forensic scientist Objective evidence of...

Sometimes the victim/survivor may not be able to give an accurate history. Some reasons for incomplete or incoherent answers are If they...

When clinically managing a person with history of torture, it is good practice to document the injuries at the earliest, before changes...

Medical documentation of torture must include as much as possible, the following details along with the clinical examination. These help...

Resolution 37/194 (Principles of Medical Ethics) adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 18 December 1982 Principle 1 Health...

Chapter II of the Istanbul Protocol on Relevant ethical codes, Section B highlights the ethical responsibility of doctors and draws from...

The use of ‘truth machines’ are also being described as torture methods. ​ Lie detectors, or polygraphs, record physiological changes in...

Over the years a wide variety of abusive acts has been declared by authoritative bodies as amounting to torture and other ill-treatment....

There are many reasons why doctors can get drawn into directly torturing, participating in torture or covering up for those who...

In spite of ethical and legal checks to prevent HCP from participating in torture, some of them do participate and cover up for torture....

Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering, prohibited in all legal systems and considered a violation of human...

This site does not cover the situation where the victim of torture is dead when first examined. For this refer to The Guidelines for...

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