AI Article Synopsis

  • The new version of the Istanbul Protocol has been released, which helps us understand how to assess and deal with torture.
  • The article shares personal memories and experiences from people involved in making these tools long before the protocol was created.
  • It aims to help us learn more about the history and importance of fighting against torture through the work of organizations like Amnesty International.

Article Abstract

Now that the updated version of the Istanbul Protocol has been published, there is an opportunity to reconstruct pieces of history on the long road to having forensic torture assessment tools. This article is an attempt to contribute to that journey through our firstperson personal memories of those experiences, especially in the early years, far before the drafting and approval of the Istanbul Protocol: Amnesty International (AI).

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http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/torture.v33i2.135388DOI Listing

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