Torture

About: Torture is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 8173 publications have been published within this topic receiving 109895 citations.

Sexual violence against men in global politics

Abstract: INTRODUCTION - Sexual Violence Against Men in Global Politics Marysia Zalewski, Paula Drumond, Elisabeth Prugl, and Maria Stern "Tribulations" - Poem by Nziza D.Harouna SECTION 1: PROVOCATIONS Chapter 1 - Provocations in Debates about Sexual Violence against Men Marysia Zalewski Chapter 2 - Battle-Induced Urotrauma, Sexual Violence, and American Servicemen Chris Hendershot Chapter 3 - Masculinity, Men and Sexual Violence in the U.S. Military Elizabeth Mesok Chapter 4 - Languages of Castration - Male genital mutilation in conflict and its embedded messages Henri Myrttinen Chapter 5 - Medical Approaches to Sexual Violence in War, in Guidelines and in Practice Caroline Cottet Chapter 6 - The Political Economy of Sexual Violence Against Men and Boys in Armed Conflict Sara Meger Reflections Reflections on Sexual Violence Against Men and Boys in Global Politics Paul Higate and Nivi Manchanda Homo Interruptus Paul Kirby Can Our Intellectual Curiosity on Gender Cause Harm? Madeline Rees Gender, Sex and Sexual Violence Against Men Laura J. Shepherd Not for the faint of heart: reflections on rape, gender, and conflict Lara Stemple SECTION 2: FRAMING Chapter 7 - Uncovering Men's Narratives of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Michele Leiby Chapter 8 - Sex, Violence and Heteronormativity: Re-visiting performances of sexual violence against men in former Yugoslavia Paula Drumond Chapter 9 - "Only a fool..." Why Men Don't Disclose Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in an Age of Global Media Chris Dolan Chapter 10 - Masculine subjectivities in United Nations discourse on gender violence (1970-2015): perpetrators, allies, and victims Gizeh Becerra Chapter 11 - Sexual Violence or torture? The Framing of Sexual Violence against Men in armed conflict in Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Reports Thomas Charman Chapter 12 - Conflict-related Sexual Violence Against Men and the International Criminal Jurisprudence Patricia Viseur Sellers and Leo Nwoye Reflections Familiar Stories, the Policing of Knowledge and Other Challenges Ahead Maria Eriksson Baaz Reflections on the Slippery Politics of Framing Harriet Gray Male Victims: A blind spot in law Charu Hogg Sexual Violence Against Men and Boys in the Congo Ilot Muthaka SGBV Against Men and Boys as a Site of Theoretical and Political Contestation Jill Steans "People you May Know" - Poem by Kevin Kantor

Getting to Grips with Torture

Abstract: In October 2000 an informal working group of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights met to discuss the latest drafts of an Optional Protocol to the 1984 United Nations Convention against Torture. The Working Group itself met for its 9th session in February 2001 and its 10th session was held in January 2002.2 The primary purpose of this Optional Protocol is to create a new international mechanism that will have a preventive role and which would operate by conducting visits to states and to places of detention within states and, in the light of such visits, enter into a ‘dialogue’ with the state concerned in order to help them ensure that torture does not occur. The origins of this initiative lie in a proposal formally tabled in the early 1980s during the negotiations that led up to the adoption of the UNCAT itself but at that time it was clear that so radical a move as the establishment of an international body with an automatic right of entry into any place of detention would be unacceptable within the broader international community.3 However, the idea was taken up on a regional level within Europe and in 1987 the Council of Europe adopted the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment which established the European Committee of the same name (known as the CPT), very much by way of an example to the rest of the world, or so it was thought.4

Mental health interventions and priorities for research for adult survivors of torture and systematic violence: a review of the literature.

Abstract: This research describes the development and findings of a literature review and analysis meant to inform the international torture and trauma treatment community. The review focuses on interventions that have been used among populations affected by torture, based on a review of journals indexed in commonly used search engines. Work on the review began in September 2008 and continued to be updated until March 2014. In total, 88 studies of interventions for torture victims were identified. Studies ranged from randomized controlled trials utilizing evidence-based treatments to case studies employing non-structured, supportive therapies. Based on the results of the analysis, we have included recommendations for interventions that demonstrate effectiveness in treating survivors of torture and other systematic violence who suffer from PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Priorities for mental health research for survivors of torture and other systematic violence are also recommended.

Assessment and treatment approaches for survivors of torture

Abstract: BACKGROUND Torture, with its personal, cultural, political and psychosocial effects, is presented as a complex trauma. The efficacy of different treatment modalities for those survivors who need assistance is examined critically. METHOD International literature searches using MEDLINE and Psych-Info, books and relevant book chapters were examined. RESULTS One hundred and twenty-five articles were selected for analysis; 30 of the most relevant are discussed. CONCLUSIONS Discrete approaches to treatment have been developed, but many have yet to be evaluated critically. Common therapeutic elements are outlined. It is recommended that an integrated, flexible, client-centred approach utilising several techniques is most likely to achieve best results. Wider socio-political aspects should be taken into account, and treatment must be consistent with cultural expectations. Future directions for research are outlined and the role of primary prevention is stressed.