Forensic Examination Missions by Medical Teams Investigating and Documenting Alleged Cases of Torture: Operational Manual First edition 2012 © International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) 2012 Published 2012 by International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) Borgergade 13 P.O. Box 9049 1022 Copenhagen K Denmark Tel: +45 33 76 06 00 Fax: +45 33 76 05 00 Email: irct@irct.org Website: www.irct.org Printed by Scanprint, Viby J. Denmark ISBN 978-87-88882-81-0 (print) ISBN 978-87-88882-82-7 (online) This manual is part of the three-year European Commission funded project ‘Use of Forensic Evidence in the Fight against Torture’ that the IRCT Secretariat is implementing in partnership with the Department of Forensic Medicine at the University of Copenhagen. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the IRCT and the University of Copenhagen and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission. The manual is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of issues to take into consideration, but rather to provide an overview of practical suggestions that need to be adapted to each individual mission.

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