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Sunday | 04 Dec 2016
Museo Interactivo de Economía, Calle de Tacuba 17, Historical Centre
Opening event of the 10th IRCT International Scientific Symposium and 2016 IRCT General Assembly
- Welcome - Edith Escareño, General Coordinator; Colectivo Contra la Impunidad y la Tortura, CCTI Ms. Edith Escareño Granados ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico )
- Opening Address - Suzanne Jabbour, President; International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, IRCT Ms. Suzanne Jabbour ( Restart Center - Lebanon )
- An Ally's Voice - Andrew Standley, Ambassador of the European Union to Mexico
- A Survivor's Voice - Debora Benchoam, Human Rights Advocate and Friend of the IRCT
- Acknowledgements and Opening of the Symposium - Victor Madrigal-Borloz, Secretary-General; International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) Mr. Victor Madrigal-Borloz ( IRCT - Denmark )
- Video message from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein
- Video message from the President of Chile - Michelle Bachelet
- Video: Pioneers of the rehabilitation sector
Monday | 05 Dec 2016
Room: Don Alberto 4
10th IRCT International Scientific Symposium opening session
- Opening Ms. Edith Escareño Granados ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico ), Ms. Leanne MacMillan ( IRCT - Denmark )
- Keynote Opening Speech - Professor Derrick Silove, Psychiatry Research and Teaching Unit and Centre for Population Mental Health Research, Southwest Sydney Area Health Service University of New South Wales, Australia Prof. Derrick Silove ( Psychiatry Research and Teaching Unit and Centre for Population Mental Health Research, Southwest Sydney Area Health Service - Australia , University of New South Wales - Australia )
Room: Don Alberto 4
Introduction to concurrent working sessions
Room: Don Alberto 2
Supporting refugees across contexts
- Tortured and traumatized refugees at DIGNITY (Danish Institute Against Torture) - Comparison of severity of symptoms and treatment outcomes of an interdisciplinary rehabilitation program Ms. Linda Nordin ( Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY) - Denmark ), Dr. Sean Perrin ( Lund University - Sweden ), Prof. Lars-gunnar Lundh ( Lund University - Sweden )
- Acute short term treatment approach for newly arrived traumatized refugees Dr. Mechthild Wenk-Ansohn ( Berlin Center for Torture Victims - Germany )
- Specificities of multidisciplinary activities in providing assistance to refugees in camps, AJPNV experiences Mr. Nodjigoto Charbonnel ( Association Jeunesse pour la Paix et la Non Violence (AJPNV) - Chad )
Room: Don Alberto 3
Multidisciplinary approaches to refugees in countries of asylum
- Group psychotherapy model for asylum seekers and refugees being submitted to torture and war: clinical experiences and research Dr. Boris Drozdek ( Psychotrauma Centrum Zuid Nederland / Reinier van Arkel - Netherlands )
- Capoeira Angola: An alternative intervention programme for traumatized adolescent refugees Mr. Jorge Aroche ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia ), Dr. Shakeh Momartin ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia ), Mr. Mariano Coello ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia )
- Physiotherapy in multidisciplinary treatment for trauma afflicted refugees - development and examination of a group-based multicomponent physical activity intervention (work in progress) Mr. Henrik Nilsson ( The Swedish Red Cross Treatment Centres for Persons Affected by War and Torture - Sweden , The Swedish Red Cross University College - Sweden , Karolinska Institutet - Department of Clinical Neuroscience - Sweden ), Dr. Maria Gottvall ( The Swedish Red Cross University College - Sweden ), Prof. Fredrik Saboonchi ( The Swedish Red Cross University College - Sweden ), Dr. Catharina Gustavsson ( Center for Clinical Research Dalarna - Sweden )
Room: Doña Socorro
Rehabilitation services in low resource settings
- Is reconsolidation impairment a viable treatment option in LMICs Dr. Bhushan Guragain ( CVICT - Nepal ), Dr. Bhogendra Sharma ( CVICT - Nepal ), Ms. Melanie Descamps ( McGill University - Canada ), Mr. Ram Sapkota ( McGill University - Canada ), Dr. Duncan Pedersen ( McGill University - Canada ), Dr. Alain Brunet ( McGill University - Canada ), Dr. Jacques Tremblay ( Douglas Hospital and Research Centre - Canada ), Ms. Hanna Kienzler
- Efficacy of treatment approaches for victims and survivors of organised violence and torture within community-based settings in Zimbabwe Ms. Eugenia Mpande ( Tree of Life - Zimbabwe ), Ms. Lynn Walker ( Tree of Life - Zimbabwe ), Ms. Claudette Lloyd ( Tree of Life - Zimbabwe ), Mr. Craig Higson-Smith ( Center for Victims of Torture - United States of America )
- Efficacy of rehabilitation and treatment approaches: Group counseling torture treatment model for low-resource settings Ms. Veronica Laveta ( Center for Victims of Torture - United States of America ), Dr. Paul Orieny ( Center for Victims of Torture - United States of America )
Room: Don Genaro
Identification and access to protection and services for asylum seekers
- A medical examination at the beginning of an asylum procedure: HOW? Ms. Elsbeth Kors ( Netherlands institute for Human Rights and Medical Assessment iMMO - Netherlands ), Ms. Annemieke Keunen ( Netherlands institute for Human Rights and Medical Assessment iMMO - Netherlands ), Dr. Lilla Hardi ( Cordelia Foundation - Hungary ), Dr. Pierre Duterte ( Parcours d'exil - France ), Dr. Juliet Cohen ( Freedom from Torture - United Kingdom )
- Expanding vulnerability guidelines to facilitate access to rehabilitation for survivors of torture seeking refugee protection in Canada Dr. Kirby Huminuik ( University of British Columbia - Canada )
Room: Don Americo
Obstacles to providing services to survivors of Guantanamo Bay
- Torture by other means: CIA Victims and the denial of rehabilitation to survivors at Guantanamo Bay Dr. Mitch Robinson ( United States Department of Defense - United States of America ), Prof. Jess Ghannam ( University of California - United States of America )
- Challenges in implementing the right to rehabilitation for former Guantanamo detainees Ms. Polly Rossdale - former Deputy Director, Reprieve ( Human Rights Consultant ), Ms. Katie Taylor ( Abuses in Counter Terrorism, Reprieve - United Kingdom )
- Obstacles to torture rehabilitation at Guantanamo Ms. Alka Pradhan ( Military Commisions Defence Organisation - United States of America )
Room: Doña Adelita
Complex sequelae of torture
- Integrated trauma-informed health care: What Cambodian torture survivors teach us about multidisciplinary approaches to torture rehabilitation Dr. S Megan Berthold ( University of Connecticut School of Social Work - United States of America ), Dr. Sengly Kong ( Khmer Health Advocates - United States of America ), Ms. Theanvy Kuoch ( Khmer Health Advocates - United States of America ), Ms. Mary Scully ( Khmer Health Advocates - United States of America ), Dr. Thomas Buckley ( University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy - United States of America ), Dr. Julie Wagner ( University of Connecticut Health Center - United States of America )
- Torture survivors resettled in Denmark: Evidence for greater multiplicity of problems and higher symptom load compared with other patient groups Dr. Uwe Harlacher ( Nunca Mas & Medecins Sans Frontieres - Denmark ), Prof. Peter Polatin ( George Washington University - United States of America )
- Prevalence of post-traumatic mental disorders in survivors of torture in confinement in Mexico City Dr. Emmanuel Santos ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico ), Prof. Mariana Castilla ( Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal - Mexico )
Room: Don Alberto 4
Resourcing to meet survivors' needs
Room: Don Alberto 4
Rapporteur's update
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Early assessment and language barriers
- Facilitating referrals into treatment for asylum-seekers and new refugees with mental disorders: The STAR-MH screening tool Dr. Debbie Hocking ( The Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health - Australia ), Prof. Suresh Sundram ( Monash Medical Centre / Monash University - Australia ), Dr. Serafino Mancuso ( University of Melbourne - Australia )
- Multilingual Computer Assisted Self Interview (MultiCASI): An innovative approach in the assessment of traumatized refugees residing in Australia Mr. Jorge Aroche ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia )
- Does our work get lost in translation? Ms. Celeste Matross ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa ), Ms. Marinda Kotze ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa ), Ms. Dominique Dix-Peek ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa )
Room: Don Alberto 3
Culturally relevant approaches in LMICs
- Chronic pain as a relevant target for the rehabilitation of torture survivors: Implementation of a pain school intervention in Cambodia and outcome in two pilot studies Dr. Uwe Harlacher ( Nunca Mas & Medecins Sans Frontieres - Denmark ), Prof. Peter Polatin ( George Washington University - United States of America ), Dr. Sotheara Chhim ( Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) - Cambodia ), Ms. Taing Sopheap ( Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) - Cambodia )
- Efficacy of traditional cultural practices in the rehabilitation of victims of torture in Nigeria's Niger Delta Dr. Abosede Babatunde ( University of Ilorin - Nigeria )
- Life after torture: The use of spiritual assets by torture survivors in a clinic setting in Gauteng, South Africa Ms. Lorraine Shabalala ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa ), Ms. Marinda Kotze ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa )
Room: Doña Socorro
Civil society as service providers
- Delivering on the right to rehabilitation: Successes, lessons and challenges: A Kenya civil society perspective Ms. Hilda Nyatete ( Independent Medical Legal Unit (IMLU) - Kenya ), Mr. Peter Kiama - Executive Director ( Independent Medical Legal Unit (IMLU) - Kenya )
- Disruptive innovation against destructive power: Will human rights prevail? Dr. Frances Lovemore ( Counselling Services Unit - Zimbabwe )
- Access to rehabilitation: Independent centers and public policies Dr. Mariana Lagos ( Equipo Argentino de Trabajo e Investigación Psicosocial - EATIP - Argentina ), Ms. Noemi Sosa ( Equipo Argentino de Trabajo e Investigación Psicosocial - EATIP - Argentina ), Dr. Diana Kordon ( Equipo Argentino de Trabajo e Investigación Psicosocial - EATIP - Argentina ), Dr. Lucila Edelman ( Equipo Argentino de Trabajo e Investigación Psicosocial - EATIP - Argentina ), Ms. Montserrat Olivera ( Equipo Argentino de Trabajo e Investigación Psicosocial - EATIP - Argentina )
Room: Don Genaro
Dance and movement therapy
- The use of culturally appropriate expressive art therapy for older political torture survivors: A qualitative analyses of the Pansori activity group in Korea Dr. Hyunnie Ahn ( Kim Keun-tae Memorial Healing Center - Republic of Korea , Ewha Womans University - Republic of Korea ), Dr. Hwa Lee ( Kim Keun-tae Memorial Healing Center - Republic of Korea ), Mr. Eun Sung Park ( Kim Keun-tae Memorial Healing Center - Republic of Korea ), Mr. Chedo Lim ( Kim Keun-tae Memorial Healing Center - Republic of Korea ), Dr. Hyeh Jean Jeong ( Kim Keun-tae Memorial Healing Center - Republic of Korea ), Dr. Changho Sohn ( Kim Keun-tae Memorial Healing Center - Republic of Korea )
- Promoting self-efficacy in African adult torture survivors through dance/movement therapy interventions Mr. David Alan Harris ( Heartland Alliance - United States of America )
Room: Don Americo
Advocacy contexts and approaches
- Service provider advocacy on the right to rehabilitation - experiences and challenges Mr. Andrés Gautier ( Institute of Therapy and Research about Sequelae of Torture and State Violence (ITEI) - Bolivia ), Mr. Asger Kjærum ( IRCT - Denmark )
- A case study of the implementation of the 2009 and 2013 Universal Periodic Review recommendations to Nigeria on torture prevention and rehabilitation of torture victims Dr. Uju Agomoh - Founder of PRAWA ( PRAWA - Nigeria )
- The balancing act: International and national legal frameworks on the right to rehabilitation with contextual realities in South Africa Ms. Annah Moyo ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa ), Ms. Dominique Dix-Peek ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa )
- The all government approach in anti torture law: The Philippine experience Ms. Mercidita de Joya ( Medical Action Group - Phillipines ), Ms. Edeliza Hernandez ( Medical Action Group - Phillipines )
Room: Doña Adelita
Efficacy of treatment
- Right to rehabilitation: Lessons learned and lessons to be learned in post-conflict environment in Croatia Ms. Zdenka Pantic ( Rehabilitation Center for Stress and Trauma Zagreb - Croatia )
- Efficacy of rehabilitation and treatment approaches - indicators likely to contribute to treatment success among survivors of torture Dr. Martin Hill ( Heartland Alliance International - Marjorie Kovler Center - United States of America ), Ms. Mary Lynn Everson ( Heartland Alliance International - Marjorie Kovler Center - United States of America )
- Synthesising evidence on efficacy of psychological treatments for survivors of torture: Systematic review and meta-analysis Dr. Amanda Williams ( University College London - United Kingdom , International Centre for Health & Human Rights - United Kingdom ), Prof. Nimisha Patel ( International Centre for Health & Human Rights - United Kingdom ), Dr. Blerina Kellezi ( Staffordshire University - United Kingdom )
Room: Don Alberto 4
Responses in contexts of widespread, generalised and/or systemic torture: A conversation on comparative perspectives
- Responses in contexts of widespread, generalised and/or systemic torture: A conversation on comparative perspectives Mr. Victor Madrigal-Borloz ( IRCT - Denmark ), Ms. Edith Escareño Granados ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico ), Ms. Josephine Lascano ( BALAY Rehabilitation Center - Phillipines ), Ms. Olga Sadovskaya ( Committee against Torture (CAT) ), Mr. Metin Bakkalci ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey )
Tuesday | 06 Dec 2016
Room: Don Alberto 4
Fostering resilience - survivor participation in research and treatment planning
- Ms Italia Mendez and Ms. Norma Jimenez, Women of Atenco and Campaign Against Sexual Torture, Mexico Ms. Italia Mendez ( Women of Atenco - Mexico , Campaign against Sexual Torture - Mexico ), Ms. Norma Jimenez ( Women of Atenco - Mexico , Campaign against Sexual Torture - Mexico )
- Professor Carlos Beristain, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain Professor Carlos Beristain ( Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona - Spain )
Room: Don Alberto 4
Rapporteur's update
Room: Don Alberto 4
Introduction to concurrent working sessions
Room: Don Alberto 2
Rehabilitation responses for children
- Long-term effects of untreated childhood trauma in the group of former deportees: Results of MMPI-2 Prof. Krzysztof Rutkowski ( Department of Psychotherapy , Jagiellonian University Medical College - Poland ), Dr. Edyta Dembinska ( Department of Psychotherapy , Jagiellonian University Medical College - Poland )
- Reclaiming the right to play and learn Ms. Erica Fernandez ( Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT) - Australia )
- Building community and sharing knowledge from the mental health field: Healing from torture in the face of ongoing obstacles Ms. Dawn Stary ( Survivors of Torture International - United States of America ), Ms. Erika Hess ( Survivors of Torture International - United States of America )
Room: Don Alberto 3
Efficacy and measurement tools
- The Freedom from Torture Measure of Clinical Change & Outcome (MOCCO): Development and usage Ms. Susan Munroe ( Freedom from Torture - United Kingdom ), Ms. Nicola Anne Witcombe ( IRCT - Denmark ), Mr. Andy Keefe ( Freedom from Torture - United Kingdom )
- Service efficacy: An evaluation of counselling services for refugee survivors of torture and trauma Ms. April Pearman ( Association of Services for Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS) - Australia ), Ms. Alyssa Lillee ( University of Western Australia - Australia )
- Evidence and innovation: Use of electroencephalogram (EEG) in the process of assessment, treatment and evaluation of the treatment outcomes in work with refugee survivors of torture and trauma Ms. Mirjana Askovic ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia ), Mr. Jorge Aroche ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia ), Mr. Mariano Coello ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia ), Dr. Anna Watters ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia )
Room: Doña Socorro
Evidencing our work through data collection
- Data in the Fight against Impunity: Evidencing human rights violations and rehabilitation rights of survivors of torture through the IRCT global clinical database Ms. Leanne MacMillan ( IRCT - Denmark ), Ms. Felicitas Treue ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico ), Ms. Bojana Trivuncic ( International Aid Network - Serbia ), Mr John Alster Soriano ( Medical Action Group - Phillipines )
- Let the data tell the story: Using clinical evidence to secure the right to rehabilitation - the experience in Australia Ms. Paula Peterson ( Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma - Australia )
- Multi-center approach over eight years to provide ongoing evidence from clinical research to ensure and sustain effective rehabilitation programs for torture survivors in the US Dr. S Megan Berthold ( University of Connecticut School of Social Work - United States of America ), Dr. Lin Piwowarczyk ( Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights - United States of America ), Ms. Crystal Riley ( Torture Treatment Center of Oregon - United States of America , Oregon Health & Science University - United States of America ), Dr. J. David Kinzie ( Oregon Health & Science University - United States of America , Torture Treatment Center of Oregon - United States of America ), Dr. Jose Quiroga ( National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs - United States of America )
Room: Don Genaro
Survivor perspectives of rehabilitation services
- The impact of sociotherapy on the everyday life of genocide survivors and perpetrators in Rwanda: Quality assurance through participatory action research Mr. Sarabwe Emmanuel ( Community-Based Sociotherapy Program in Rwanda - Rwanda ), Mr. Theoneste Rutayisire ( Community-Based Sociotherapy Program in Rwanda - Rwanda )
- Can engagement with survivors release the empowering potential of torture rehabilitation? Mr. Kolbassia Haoussou ( Freedom from Torture - United Kingdom )
- Perception of the rehabilitation of victims of torture by themselves Ms. Florentine Yimguep Wakem Ndeumen ( Trauma Centre Cameroon - Cameroon )
Room: Don Americo
Gender-based violence and torture
- MANTRA; Assisting MAN survivors of Torture and Rape remember, process and record their unspeakable and painful experiences Ms. Yvette Aiello ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia ), Ms. Pearl Fernandes ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia )
- Mai-mai militia and sexual violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo Mr. Kitwe Mulunda Guy ( SAVE CONGO - Congo )
Room: Doña Adelita
Challenges across contexts and generations
- Challenges facing rehabilitation centers for torture survivors in Jordan, the Institute for Family Health as an example Dr. Ibrahim Aqel ( Institute for Family Health - Jordan ), Dr. Manal Tahtamoni ( Institute for Family Health - Jordan ), Dr. Atef Shwashreh ( Institute for Family Health - Jordan )
- Working with asylum seekers in Croatia - new challenge in rehabilitation of torture victims Ms. Zdenka Pantic ( Rehabilitation Center for Stress and Trauma Zagreb - Croatia ), Ms. Valentina Zeljak Bozovic ( Rehabilitation Center for Stress and Trauma Zagreb - Croatia )
Room: Don Alberto 1
Symposium poster session
- "Come as you are" a journey to reconnection and healing after trauma and transition (RHATT) Ms. Pearl Fernandes ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia ), Ms. Yvette Aiello ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia )
- 100 years of the post-traumatic disorders studies at the Faculty of Medicine at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland Prof. Krzysztof Rutkowski ( Department of Psychotherapy , Jagiellonian University Medical College - Poland ), Dr. Edyta Dembinska ( Department of Psychotherapy , Jagiellonian University Medical College - Poland )
- 16 years in support of survivors of torture from Moldova Dr. Ludmila Popovici ( RCTV Memoria - Moldova )
- A creative arts-based Intersubjective approach to treating severe trauma and torture Mr. Steve Frazier ( Mount Mary University - United States of America )
- A perverse state: Ireland's disavowal of torture - past and present Ms. Aisling Hearns ( Spirasi - Ireland )
- How does an effective medico legal documentation help healing process? Ufuk Sezgin ( Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Forensic Medicine Department - Turkey ), Prof. Sebnem Korur Fincanci ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey , Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Forensic Medicine Department - Turkey ), IIker Ozyıldırım ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey ), Dr. Umit Unuvar ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey , Maltepe University, Medical Factory, Forensic Medicine Department - Turkey )
- An analysis of the principles and professional standards guiding humanitarian action: Do they ensure the protection and rehabilitation of survivors of human rights abuses? Dr. Sonali Gupta ( International Medical Corps )
- Assessing the implementation of the right to rehabilitation in the treatment of torture victims in prisons and other detention centres in Nigeria Dr. Uju Agomoh - Founder of PRAWA ( PRAWA - Nigeria ), Mr. Jasper Ukachukwu ( PRAWA - Nigeria )
- Challenges of implementing mental health services to foreign born torture survivors living in the United States Ms. Alison Burke ( Northern Virginia Family Service - Program for Survivors of Torture and Severe Trauma - United States of America )
- Fight against impunity in Germany?- The first trial on universal jurisdiction against FDLR leaders Ms. Bianca Schmolze ( Medical Care Service for Refugees Bochum - Germany )
- Dilemma of sectorial vs multidisciplinary rehabilitation organization Dr. Camelia Doru ( ICAR Foundation - Romania )
- Documentation and analysis of torture case characteristics and the 2007 - 2008 period of post-election violence in Kenya Mr. Juma Barusi Abubakar ( Centre Against Torture Kenya - Kenya )
- E-Health Project: Medical doctors for human rights www.MD4HR.net "Access to justice of torture survivors through health information availability and accessibility" Ms. Mercidita de Joya ( Medical Action Group - Phillipines ), Ms. Edeliza Hernandez ( Medical Action Group - Phillipines )
- Elusive retributive justice in post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia: Challenges of using ECCC Victim Information Forms as a victim participatory rights mechanism Dr. Leakhena Nou ( California State University - United States of America )
- Embedding and integrating community based participatory research in development of biopsychosocial and systemic early childhood interventions for families from refugee backgrounds Mr. Mariano Coello ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia ), Ms. Rosemary Signorelli ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia )
- Recent torture method: Handcuffed behind Dr. Erenc Dokudan ( HRFT and Haseki Training and Research Hospital - Turkey , Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey ), Canan Korkmaz ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey ), Dr. Umit Unuvar ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey , Maltepe University, Medical Factory, Forensic Medicine Department - Turkey ), Gorkem Sirin ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey ), Prof. Sebnem Korur Fincanci ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey , Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Forensic Medicine Department - Turkey )
- Enriching social connectedness: Experience from the Families in Cultural Transition (FICT) Program Mr. Shaun Nemorin ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia ), Ms. Ma Antonina Ortega ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia )
- Ensuring the implementation of the right to rehabilitation through the creation of a national network of independent experts against torture in Mexico Ms. Felicitas Treue ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico ), Dr. Javier Enríquez Sam ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico )
- Isolation, dispersion, exile and distance as a form of torture and destruction of subject's identity and resistance Ms. Mirta Fabre ( Encuentro de Profesionales contra la Tortura - Argentina )
- Istanbul Protocol as a tool for rehabilitation of torture victims Ms. Kristina Gevorkyan ( Foundation Against the Violation of Law - Armenia )
- Five years in the making: Reflections and impact statistics on a dual direct services and capacity building - CVT project providing LRA related trauma mental health to northern Uganda agencies Dr. Paul Orieny ( Center for Victims of Torture - United States of America )
- Forgiveness and reconciliation following human rights abuses. Is it possible? The impact of post-transitional justice in Chile on exiled survivors of political violence Mr. Cristian Pena ( University College London Hospital - United Kingdom , International Centre for Health & Human Rights - United Kingdom )
- Help for victims of political persecution in the country of origin - Polish experience Prof. Krzysztof Rutkowski ( Department of Psychotherapy , Jagiellonian University Medical College - Poland ), Dr. Michal Mielimaka ( Department of Psychotherapy , Jagiellonian University Medical College - Poland ), Dr. Katarzyna Cyranka ( Department of Psychotherapy , Jagiellonian University Medical College - Poland )
- How psychosomatic symptoms relate to alternative expressions of depression within a non-western clinical sample of torture survivors Ms. Celeste Matross ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa ), Ms. Dominique Dix-Peek ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa ), Ms. Lorraine Shabalala ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa ), Ms. Sumaiya Mohamed ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa ), Ms. Thembisile Masondo ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa ), Ms. Jacqui Chowles ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa ), Ms. Ashleigh Kater ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa ), Ms. Marinda Kotze ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation - South Africa )
- ICAR health reports as evidence in court: Impact on European Court of Human Rights Dr. Camelia Doru ( ICAR Foundation - Romania ), Ms. Anca Bucur ( ICAR Foundation - Romania ), Mr. Octavian-George Doru ( ICAR Foundation - Romania ), Dr. Radu Teodorescu ( ICAR Foundation - Romania ), Mr. Ionut Matei , Mr. Antonie Popescu - Independent Human Rights Lawyer
- Impact of the academic path of the psychology school in the training of psychologists Dr. Yadira Narvaez ( Fundación para la Rehabilitación Integral de Víctimas de Violencia 'PRIVA' - Ecuador ), Dr. Pablo Picerno T. ( Fundación para la Rehabilitación Integral de Víctimas de Violencia 'PRIVA' - Ecuador )
- Is rehabilitation and preventive care for 0-5 year olds from refugee backgrounds a right or an imperative? Mr. Mariano Coello ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia ), Ms. Rosemary Signorelli ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia )
- Psychosocial approach to documenting impacts suffered by torture victims and survivors Prof. Mariana Castilla ( Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal - Mexico ), Prof. Froylan Gonzalez ( Dirección de Atención Psicosocial - Mexico ), Prof. Roland T. Martinez ( Dirección de Atención Psicosocial - Mexico ), Prof. María De Lourdes Ortiz ( Dirección de Atención Psicosocial - Mexico ), Noemi Pineda ( Dirección de Atención Psicosocial - Mexico ), Prof. Luis Raúl Gallegos ( Dirección de Atención Psicosocial - Mexico ), Dr. Emmanuel Santos ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico )
- Rehabilitation contexts across survivor identities and groups: Resilience based support groups for Eritrean refugee survivors of torture in Israel Ms. Ashley de Regil ( ASSAF Aid Organization for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel - Israel )
- Justice and reparation in Peru - voices and perspectives Dr. Nora Sveaass ( University of Oslo - Norway ), Ms. Juana Luisa Lloret ( Centro de Atencion Psicosocial - Peru ), Ms. Carmen Wurst ( Centro de Atencion Psicosocial - Peru )
- Keeping hope alive - Providing services to torture survivors in immigration detention Ms. Bernadette McGrath ( Overseas Services to Survivors of Torture and Trauma - Australia ), Mr. Gary Outten ( Overseas Services to Survivors of Torture and Trauma - Australia ), Ms. Dana Peters ( Overseas Services to Survivors of Torture and Trauma - Australia ), Ms. Robyn Smythe ( Overseas Services to Survivors of Torture and Trauma - Australia )
- Lesson from history - the aftermath of crushing the 1982 coup attempt in Kenya Ms. Hilda Nyatete ( Independent Medical Legal Unit (IMLU) - Kenya ), Mr. Peter Kiama - Executive Director ( Independent Medical Legal Unit (IMLU) - Kenya )
- Life in Limbo: The implications for torture and trauma rehabilitation of a pathway to temporary protection in Australia Mr. Lachlan Murdoch ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia ), Mr. Jorge Aroche ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia )
- Medical care in Athens, Greece, for migrants and refugees, who have suffered torture and other forms of ill-treatment Dr. Ioanna Kotsioni ( Medecins Sans Frontieres - Greece ), Dr. Federica Zamatto ( Medecins Sans Frontieres - Greece ), Mr. Emanouil Kokkiniotis ( Medecins Sans Frontieres - Greece ), Dr. Ioanna Haziri ( Medecins Sans Frontieres - Greece ), Ms. Eleftheria Zerva ( Medecins Sans Frontieres - Greece ), Dr. Maria Artemis Kastrissianaki ( Medecins Sans Frontieres - Greece ), Mr. Nikos Gionakis ( Babel Day Centre - Greece ), Ms. Elina Sarantou ( Greek Council for Refugees - Greece )
- Multilingual relaxation CD Mr. Mariano Coello ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia ), Ms. Lucrecia Cardona ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia )
- Penetrating transformative spaces to promote the right to rehabilitation in the Philippines Mr. Enesto Anasarias ( BALAY Rehabilitation Center - Phillipines )
- Tackling the challenge of inducting new staff and supporting their ongoing professional development in a cost effective manner Ms. Melanie Leemon ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia )
- The applicability of posttraumatic stress disorder among South African former political detainees Prof. Ashraf Kagee ( Stellenbosch University - South Africa )
- Rehabilitation of torture victims and survivors in Northeast Nigeria: Who's responsibility? Mr. Ernest Ogbozor ( George Mason University - United States of America )
- Rehabilitation through economic empowerment Dr. Pradeep Agrawal ( Society for Social Research Art and Culture - India )
- Repurposing torture rehabilitation programming to respond to Ebola crisis in Liberia Mr. Seidu Swaray ( Liberia Association of Psychosocial services (LAPS) - Liberia ), Dr. David Gangsei ( Center for Victims of Torture - United States of America ), Mr. Craig Higson-Smith ( Center for Victims of Torture - United States of America ), Mr. Joseph Kange ( Community Association for Psychosocial Services (CAPS) - Sierra Leone )
- Securing our sector: embedding outcomes evaluation centre wide Ms. Stephanie Olinga-Shannon ( Association of Services for Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS) - Australia ), Ms. April Pearman ( Association of Services for Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS) - Australia )
- Seeking best practices in torture survivor Identification through disclosure patterns over time Dr. Jennifer Esala ( Center for Victims of Torture - United States of America ), Ms. Alyce Eaton ( Center for Victims of Torture - United States of America )
- Stability of posttraumatic and anxiety symptoms in chronic PTSD Dr. Edyta Dembinska ( Department of Psychotherapy , Jagiellonian University Medical College - Poland ), Prof. Krzysztof Rutkowski ( Department of Psychotherapy , Jagiellonian University Medical College - Poland )
- STARTTS Student's Placement and Student Clinic Mr. Mariano Coello ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia ), Ms. Lucrecia Cardona ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia )
- Treating staff to treat patients Ms. Anette Carnemalm ( The Swedish Red Cross Treatment Centres for Persons Affected by War and Torture - Sweden )
- Treatment and rehabilitation of exiled torture survivors in Mexico Dr. Fernando Valadez ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico )
- The development of a self-assessment scale for measuring post-migration stress among refugees Mr. Andreas Malm ( The Swedish Red Cross Treatment Centres for Persons Affected by War and Torture - Sweden , The Swedish Red Cross University College - Sweden , Karolinska Institutet - Department of Clinical Neuroscience - Sweden ), Dr. Petter Tinghög ( The Swedish Red Cross University College - Sweden , Karolinska Institutet - Sweden ), Prof. Fredrik Saboonchi ( The Swedish Red Cross University College - Sweden )
- The doctor's role in improving the prevention of torture in Sri Lanka using the Istanbul Protocol Dr. Ajith Tennakoon ( Institute of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology - Sri Lanka )
- The rehabilitation of victims of torture in an African context Ms. Florentine Yimguep Wakem Ndeumen ( Trauma Centre Cameroon - Cameroon )
- The right to rehabilitation in areas of civil war, dictatorship and terrorism Mr. Mohamad Safa ( Khiam Rehabilitation Center - Lebanon )
- The silencing of practitioners in Australian immigration detention Ms. Stephanie Olinga-Shannon ( Association of Services for Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS) - Australia ), Ms. April Pearlman ( Association of Services for Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS) - Australia )
- Torture and abuse in the migrant detention centers (migratory stations in Mexico), complete absence of rehabilitation Dr. Fernando Valadez ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico ), Mr. Jose Echenique ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico ), Ms. Ronit Guttman ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico )
- Trauma rehabilitation of Iraqi and Syrian refugees in Jordan: An interdisciplinary, group therapy approach to mental health, physiotherapy, and social services needs Ms. MaryAnn de Ruiter ( Center for Victims of Torture - United States of America ), Ms. Phelastine Ibrahim ( Center for Victims of Torture - United States of America ), Ms. Veronica Levata ( Center for Victims of Torture - United States of America )
- Clinical Information Systems: The gadget that turns data into evidence based decisions Ms. Carlena Tu ( NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Australia )
- Twofold approach to combating torture: Addressing root causes through advocacy and service delivery for treating its manifestations Dr. Khalida Salimi ( SACH Struggle for Change - Pakistan )
- Implementing Refugee Health Screener-15 (RHS-15) at a U.S. Refugee Resettlement Agency Asli Cennet Yalim , Stephanie Sacco ( Lake Shore Behavioral Health - United States of America )
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Rapporteur's update
Room: Don Alberto 4
Introduction to concurrent working sessions
Room: Don Alberto 2
Responses for migrants in various contexts
- Experiences and mental health of internally displaced persons within the context of the armed conflict and the reparation process in Colombia Ms. Carina Heeke ( Berlin Center for Torture Victims - Germany ), Ms. Nadine Stammel ( Berlin Center for Torture Victims - Germany ), Prof. Christine Knaevelsrud ( Freie Universität Berlin - Germany )
- Central American migrants: Expanding the way we think about asylum seekers Dr. Amy Joscelyne ( Bellevue / NYU Program for Survivors of Torture - United States of America ), Dr. Allen Keller ( Bellevue / NYU Program for Survivors of Torture - United States of America ), Dr. Barry Rosenfeld ( Fordham University - United States of America , Bellevue / NYU Program for Survivors of Torture - United States of America ), Ms. Megan Granski ( NYU School of Psychology - United States of America )
- Migrant survivors of ill-treatment while in transit through Mexico: Detection, care and rehabilitation provided by MSF Ms. Carmen Rodriguez ( Doctors Without Borders / Médicos Sin Fronteras México - Mexico ), Mr. Bertrand Rossier ( Doctors Without Borders / Médicos Sin Fronteras México - Mexico ), Mr. Juan Antonio Vega Báez ( Doctors Without Borders / Médicos Sin Fronteras México - Mexico )
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Community-based approaches
- Community life offers rehabilitation opportunities for survivors of torture... and challenges Dr. Nancy Bothne ( The Chicago School of Professional Psychology - United States of America )
- Community-based sociotherapy in post-gacaca Rwanda: Its contribution to peace-building, mental health and psychosocial wellbeing Mr. Theoneste Rutayisire ( Community-Based Sociotherapy Program in Rwanda - Rwanda ), Mr. Sarabwe Emmanuel ( Community-Based Sociotherapy Program in Rwanda - Rwanda )
Room: Doña Socorro
Resiliency and rehabilitation
- Protective and risk factors of psychosocial wellbeing related to the reintegration of former child soldiers in Nepal Mr. Ramesh Adhikari ( Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) - Nepal ), Mr. Nagendra Luitel ( Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) - Nepal ), Mr. Nawaraj Upadhaya ( Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) - Nepal ), Ms. Dristy Gurung ( Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) - Nepal ), Dr. Brandon Kohrt ( Duke Global Health Institute - United States of America , Duke University - United States of America ), Dr. Mark Jordans ( Center for Global Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London - United Kingdom )
- Resiliency factors identified by torture survivors Dr. Mary Fabri - Independent Mental Health Consultant , Dr. Nancy Bothne ( The Chicago School of Professional Psychology - United States of America ), Dr. Brian Price ( Adler School of Professional Psychology - United States of America )
- Lived experience of torture among slum dwellers in Dhaka city, Bangladesh Dr. Md. Mofijul Islam Bulbul ( Centre for Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors (CRTS) - Bangladesh ), Dr. Tohfa-e Ayub ( Centre for Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors (CRTS) - Bangladesh )
Room: Don Genaro
Gender-based violence and torture
- Gender-based violence and the power of shame: Historical reflections on the development of therapeutic strategies for survivors of sexual torture Dr. Inger Agger ( Nunca Más - International Network for Human Rights and Psychosocial Response - Denmark )
- Women and sexual violence as torture: To tell or not to tell? Prof. Nimisha Patel ( International Centre for Health & Human Rights - United Kingdom ), Dr. Angela Byrne ( International Centre for Health & Human Rights - United Kingdom ), Dr. Anoushka Khan ( International Centre for Health & Human Rights - United Kingdom )
- Boys do cry: Improving the identification and rehabilitation strategies for male victims of sexual torture in Mexico Ms. Erika Sofia Valtierra-Gutierrez ( Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, A.C. - Mexico ), Prof. Valeria Moscoso ( Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, A.C. - Mexico )
- Sexual torture against men and women in Mexico Ms. Edith Escareño Granados ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico ), Ms. Felicitas Treue ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico )
Room: Don Americo
Gender-based violence and torture
- Mental health and gender-based violence: Helping survivors of sexual violence in conflict: A manual Dr. Nora Sveaass ( University of Oslo - Norway )
- Women victims of violence in the city of Conakry, Guinea referred to the center CAPREC in Senegal Ms. Dieynaba Ndoye ( CAPREC - Senegal )
- Women's sexual assault and human rights from a feminist perspective: Experiences from Turkey Prof. Sahika Yuksel ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey ), Dr. Zerrin Oglagu ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey )
Room: Doña Adelita
Forensic documentation
- Concealment of torture cases as a serious breach of ethics in the practice of the medical profession on the part of forensic doctors in the National Court of Spain Dr. Susana Beatriz Etchegoyen ( Encuentro de Profesionales contra la Tortura - Spain ), Dr. Alfredo Grande ( Encuentro de Profesionales contra la Tortura - Spain ), Prof. Mirta Fabre ( Encuentro de Profesionales contra la Tortura - Spain )
- Effectiveness of a noninvasive digital infrared thermal imaging in the diagnosis of torture: Case report Prof. Sebnem Korur Fincanci ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey , Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Forensic Medicine Department - Turkey ), Dr. Mediha Özenmis ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Izmir Branch - Turkey ), Dr. Cüneyt Tugrul ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Izmir Branch - Turkey ), Prof. Veli Lok ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Izmir Branch - Turkey ), Dr. Umit Unuvar ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey , Maltepe University, Medical Factory, Forensic Medicine Department - Turkey )
- The role of bone scintigraphy on torture diagnosis Prof. Sebnem Korur Fincanci ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey , Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Forensic Medicine Department - Turkey ), Dr. Önder Özkalıpçı ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Istanbul Branch - Turkey ), Dr. Levent Kutlu ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Ankara Branch - Turkey ), Ms. Deniz Yilmaz ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Ankara Branch - Turkey ), Dr. Erenc Dokudan ( HRFT and Haseki Training and Research Hospital - Turkey , Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey ), Dr. Umit Unuvar ( Human Rights Foundation of Turkey - Turkey , Maltepe University, Medical Factory, Forensic Medicine Department - Turkey )
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Challenges of mass influx and aligning service delivery
- Responses to mass influx and questioning obligations and services Dr. Nora Sveaass ( University of Oslo - Norway )
- Challenges of mass influx and aligning service delivery Ms. Suzanne Jabbour ( Restart Center - Lebanon )
- The Refugee Crisis in Europe - Challenges responding to the needs of victims of violence, the experience of MSF Dr. Federica Zamatto ( Medecins Sans Frontieres - Greece )
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Rapporteur's update
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Introduction to concurrent working sessions
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Challenges in working with displaced populations
- Medical documentation of torture in hot conflicts where systemic torture, widespread detention, and mass displacement decimate populations - case study: Syria Ms. Christy Fujio - Independent Human Rights Lawyer
- The applicability of creative movement therapies in the healing process of torture victims in a conflict scenario in Manipur, India Dr. Debabrata Roy Laifungbam ( Centre for Organisation Research & Education - India ), Prof. Akshayakumar Kumar Mayengbam ( Centre for Organisation Research & Education - India ), Ms. Sunitibala Takhelmayum ( Centre for Organisation Research & Education - India ), Ms. Manju Verma ( Creative Movement Therapy Association of India - India )
- "There is no worse torture than not knowing...": The waiting game of Australia's border protection policies and the effects on trauma and recovery Mr. Andres Leal ( Torture and trauma support service of Christmas Island - Australia )
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Psychosocial, community and multi-stakeholder rehabilitation
- A novel bio-psycho-social approach for rehabilitation of traumatized victims of torture and war in the post-conflict context: A pilot randomized controlled trial in Kosovo Dr. Shr-Jie Sharlenna Wang ( Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY) - Denmark ), Prof. Jens Modvig ( Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY) - Denmark ), Dr. Edith Montgomery ( Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY) - Denmark ), Ms. Ardiana Bytyçi ( The Kosovo Rehabilitation Center For Torture Victims - Republic of Kosovo ), Dr. Feride Rushiti ( The Kosovo Rehabilitation Center For Torture Victims - Republic of Kosovo ), Ms. Selvi Izeti ( The Kosovo Rehabilitation Center For Torture Victims - Republic of Kosovo ), Dr. Melita Kallaba ( The Kosovo Rehabilitation Center For Torture Victims - Republic of Kosovo )
- Rehabilitation of victims of torture and restoring their dignity through livelihoods Mr. Uwihoreye Chaste ( Uyisenga Ni Imanzi - Rwanda )
- Rehabilitation as part of the introduction of refugees, and the networking required to do it Ms. Anette Carnemalm ( The Swedish Red Cross Treatment Centres for Persons Affected by War and Torture - Sweden )
Room: Doña Socorro
Psychosocial approaches in post-conflict environments
- Rehabilitation of torture victims' precondition to the reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina Ms. Jasna Zecevic ( Vive Zene Centre for Therapy and Rehabilitation - Bosnia & Herzegovina )
- Adequacy of psychosocial interventions in indigenous peoples : Quechua, Aymara and Guarani in post-conflict situation Ms. Emma Bolshia Bravo Cladera ( Instituto de Terapia e Investigación sobre las Secuelas de la Tortura y Violencia de Estado - Bolivia )
- Psychosocial interventions as part of comprehensive rehabilitation processes for survivors of political trauma Ms. Gina Paola Donoso Roman ( Ghent University - Belgium )
Room: Don Genaro
Use of evidence and support to victims in trials
- Psychological forensic evaluations using the Istanbul Protocol to assess allegations of torture and human rights abuses on Mapuche Indigenous People: Contribution of these evaluations in the national and international judicial court systems Dr. Ruth Vargas-Forman ( Centro de Investigacion y Defensa CID SUR Chile - Chile )
- The importance of evidence on mass trauma in international accountability - a look at how evidence of victim trauma was used in the trial against senior Khmer Rouge Officials before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Ms. Nushin Sarkarati ( Center for Justice and Accountability - United States of America ), Ms. Kathy Roberts ( Center for Justice and Accountability - United States of America )
- Contributions from EATIP to the closing arguments in trials for crimes against humanity Dr. Mariana Lagos ( Equipo Argentino de Trabajo e Investigación Psicosocial - EATIP - Argentina ), Dr. Diana Kordon ( Equipo Argentino de Trabajo e Investigación Psicosocial - EATIP - Argentina ), Dr. Lucila Edelman ( Equipo Argentino de Trabajo e Investigación Psicosocial - EATIP - Argentina ), Dr. Silvana Bekerman ( Equipo Argentino de Trabajo e Investigación Psicosocial - EATIP - Argentina ), Ms. Cintia Oberti ( Equipo Argentino de Trabajo e Investigación Psicosocial - EATIP - Argentina )
Room: Don Americo
Challenges in prisons and migration settings
- Psychological care service approach for torture survivors in prison settings Mr. Kizito Wamala ( ACTV - Uganda ), Mr. Samuel Nsubuga ( ACTV - Uganda )
- Reduction in re-imprisonment of torture survivors in prisons in Sri Lanka through holistic care and development programmes and reintegration into communities on release Ms. Shanti Arulampalam ( Survivors Associated Guarantee Limited - Sri Lanka )
- Traumatic experiences of refugees who are in transit through the Republic of Serbia Ms. Bojana Trivuncic ( International Aid Network - Serbia ), Ms. Biljana Petrovic ( International Aid Network - Serbia ), Ms. Jelena Loncarevic ( International Aid Network - Serbia )
Room: Doña Adelita
Family, generations and rehabilitation
- Transgenerational transition of trauma of fathers with torture history: Family dynamics, attachment relations and children's resilience in Palestinian families Prof. Raija-Leena Punamäki ( School of Social Sciences and Humanities / Psychology - Finland , University of Tampere - Finland ), Dr. Kirsi Peltonen ( University of Tampere - Finland , School of Social Sciences and Humanities / Psychology - Finland ), Prof. Samir Qouta ( Islamic University Gaza - Palestine )
- Elders seeking treatment Dr. Lin Piwowarczyk ( Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights - United States of America ), Ms. Jennifer Sato ( Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights - United States of America )
- Secondary torture victims: The impact of detention on family members of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons Dr. Khader Rasras ( Treatment & Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture - Palestine ), Dr. Mahmud Sehwail ( Treatment & Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture - Palestine ), Mr. Wesam Abdallah ( Treatment & Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture - Palestine )
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Monitoring and evaluation of torture rehabilitation centres
- Development of a monitoring and evaluation handbook for services for torture survivors, and guidelines on how to do it Dr. Amanda Williams ( University College London - United Kingdom , International Centre for Health & Human Rights - United Kingdom ), Prof. Nimisha Patel ( International Centre for Health & Human Rights - United Kingdom )
- Evaluation of a multimodal treatment program for refugees in treatment at Berlin Center for Torture Victims Ms. Carina Heeke ( Berlin Center for Torture Victims - Germany ), Dr. Mechthild Wenk-Ansohn ( Berlin Center for Torture Victims - Germany ), Ms. Katrin Schock ( Berlin Center for Torture Victims - Germany ), Ms. Nadine Stammel ( Berlin Center for Torture Victims - Germany )
- Building evaluation into torture rehabilitation centers: Best practices and real-world approaches Dr. Jennifer Esala ( Center for Victims of Torture - United States of America )
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Treatment efficacy
- Treatment of survivors of severe torture by an integrative approach combining medical screening, narrative exposure therapy and physiotherapy Dr. Hakon Stenmark ( Regional center on violence, traumatic stress and suicide prevention - Norway ), Mr. Tor Hogstad ( Regional center on violence, traumatic stress and suicide prevention - Norway ), Ms. Iselin Dibaj ( Norwegian University of Science and Technology - Norway ), Mr. Joar Øveraas Halvorsen ( Norwegian University of Science and Technology - Norway ), Prof. Leif Edward Kennair ( Norwegian University of Science and Technology - Norway )
- Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) for treatment of torture and war-traumatized survivors in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region: Experience from an educational project Ms. Ane Kirstine Viller Hansen ( Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY) - Denmark ), Dr. Issam Smeir ( Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY) - Denmark ), Ms. Nete Sloth Hansen-Nord ( Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY) - Denmark ), Ms. Lianne Engelkes-Heby ( Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY) - Denmark ), Prof. Jens Modvig ( Danish Institute against Torture (DIGNITY) - Denmark )
- Patterns of emergency department use by torture survivors at the Libertas Center for Human Rights Dr. Dinali Fernando ( Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - United States of America ), Ms. Leah Weinzimer ( Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - United States of America ), Dr. Anjali Hulbanni ( Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - United States of America ), Ms. Ruyan Rahnama ( Columbia University School of Medicine - United States of America ), Dr. Braden Hexom ( Rush University School of Medicine - United States of America )
Room: Doña Socorro
Training community health workers
- Training community mental health workers to deliver torture rehabilitative services in low resource, conflict-affected settings Ms. Mary Bunn ( Heartland Alliance International - United States of America ), Mr. Diego Fernando Rodriguez Mendieta ( Heartland Alliance International - United States of America ), Mr. Scott Portman ( Heartland Alliance International - United States of America )
IRCT Advocacy toolbox
Evidencing new treatments
Room: Don Genaro
Evidencing new treatments
- Phantom limb pain treatment and rehabilitation of landmine survivors in northern Albania, 2009-2010 Dr. Gentian Vyshka ( Faculty of Medicine - Albania , University of Medicine in Tirana and ARCT Medical Consultant - Albania ), Dr. Apostol Vaso ( Galenus Clinic and Albanian Pain Association - Albania )
- Restart's family therapy model: A key step towards the rehabilitation of tortured refugee families? Dr. Sana Hamzeh ( Restart Center - Lebanon ), Ms. Suzanne Jabbour ( Restart Center - Lebanon ), Ms. Carmen Hamady ( Restart Center - Lebanon ), Mr. Philip Noun ( Restart Center - Lebanon )
- The randomized control trial as a research tool in torture rehabilitation Dr. Andrea Northwood ( Center for Victims of Torture - United States of America ), Dr. Maria Vukovich ( Center for Victims of Torture - United States of America )
Room: Don Americo
Testimony, impunity and rehabilitation
- Torture as a process: The impact of impunity, family members as victims, and the right to integral rehabilitation Ms. Edith Escareño Granados ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico ), Ms. Valeria Moscoso ( Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, A.C. - Mexico ), Ms. Mariana Lucía Villegas ( Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, A.C. - Mexico )
- Justice and impunity: Implications for the rehabilitation process of torture survivors in Romania Dr. Camelia Doru ( ICAR Foundation - Romania ), Ms. Laura Panduru ( ICAR Foundation - Romania ), Ms. Anca Bucur ( ICAR Foundation - Romania ), Ms. Elena Patrateanu ( ICAR Foundation - Romania ), Prof. Nimisha Patel ( International Centre for Health & Human Rights - United Kingdom )
- Symbolic reparation in Latin America as a state policy Ms. Vera Vital-Brasil ( Clinicas do Testemunho da Comissão de Anistia (reparacão) - Brazil ), Dr. Tania Kolker ( Clinicas do Testemunho da Comissão de Anistia (reparacão) - Brazil ), Dr. Barbara Conte ( Clinicas do Testemunho da Comissão de Anistia (reparacão) - Brazil ), Mr. Dario Negreiros ( Clinicas do Testemunho da Comissão de Anistia (reparacão) - Brazil ), Ms. Fabiana Rousseaux ( Clinicas do Testemunho da Comissão de Anistia (reparacão) - Brazil )
Room: Doña Adelita
Side panel on implementation of the Istanbul Protocol in Mexico: Achievements and challenges
- Representative from Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) Dr. Emmanuel Santos ( Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad (CCTI) - Mexico )
- Representative from Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos Mr. Teodoro Valdés ( Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos - Mexico )
- Representative from Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal Ms. Isabel Mariana ( Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal - Mexico )
- IRCT Istanbul Protocol implementation experience Mr. James Lin ( IRCT - Denmark )
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Symposium Closing Session
- Symposium Rapporteur Closing Session Report Mr. David Curry ( ge2p2 global foundation - United States of America )
- His Excellency Mr. Louis-José Touron, Ambassador of Switzerland to Mexico
- IRCT President Ms. Suzanne Jabbour and Secretary General Mr. Victor Madrigal-Borloz - Acknowledgements and closure Mr. Victor Madrigal-Borloz ( IRCT - Denmark ), Ms. Suzanne Jabbour ( Restart Center - Lebanon )