IRCT [to 30 January 2016]
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IRCT launches manual on setting up and running a rehabilitation centre in a Libyan context
29 January 2016
The IRCT and its partners are proud to launch a new manual, ‘Establishing and Operating Rehabilitation Centres for Victims of Torture and Organised Violence’, which provides guidelines on organisational and therapeutic procedures applicable to Libya, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and beyond.
Written in Arabic, the manual is made up of 10 chapters which include guidance on capacity development, developing protocols for treating torture victims, emergency management and functional referral systems and monitoring and evaluation. The manual was written by an international multi-disciplinary team of experienced practitioners and academics and scientifically reviewed by a panel of experts in the field of torture rehabilitation from the region…

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IRCT: Turkey must immediately ensure full protection of human rights defenders
28 January 2016
The IRCT expresses its grave concern about the recent arrest of 20 university academics. Among the arrested is Dr Ümit Biçer, who is on the board of IRCT’s Turkish member centre, the Human Rights Foundation Turkey (HRFT), and is a leading international expert in forensic documentation of torture and ill-treatment.
The arrest is alleged to be a direct response to a joint statement issued by 1,128 academics from Turkey and abroad, calling for an end to the curfews imposed on certain districts in Turkey, which have led to severe human rights violations, including extrajudicial executions…

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Scientific Symposium: Additional call for abstracts
27 January 2016