Abstract
Healthright International, formerly Doctors of the World-USA, has for the past 15 years trained clinicians to perform forensic medical evaluations of torture survivors. As the burden of proof in asylum cases in the United States has increased, so has the scrutinizing of the evidence presented. We present a series of cases in which the scars themselves bear testimony to the applicant's case, bolstering the importance of photography in these cases.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 41-45 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2010 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Asylum
- Clinical forensics
- Scar
- Scar pattern
- Torture
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Law
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