مركز النديم لتأهيل ضحايا العنف والتعذيب

In the face of the spreading phenomenon of systematic torture in Egypt. The  Nadim Centre in collaboration with the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) organized a training course for doctors and lawyers on the medical documentation of the effects of torture and ways to reparation in the light of domestic and international law. This was done under the criteria of the Istanbul Protocol. The training session was held from 22nd till the 26th November.

This training addressed the definition of the Istanbul Protocol and the value of its application. The sitiuation of torture in Egypt and ways of litigation available in Egypt, it also addressed international standards for the definition of torture and its prohibition and responsibilities of states towards the international conventions prohibiting torture.

In the medical side the international and national standards of ethical and legal responsibility of medical professionals towards detainee's right to physical and mental health were discussed. Toghether with training on how to write a detailed medical report on the physical injuries and the psychological effects of torture in accordance with the guidelines of the Istanbul Protocol.

The participants highlighted the disparity between the effective documenation methods needed to protect the right of victims of torture and what happens in real life. Both in the medical or legal aspect.  Furthermore, participants recommended that the experience shared during the workshop to be dessiminated for both health professionals and lawyers, along with training courses to accommodate larger numbers participants from those fields.