Medicolegal Significance of Torture Under Police Custody on Prisoners' Health and Recommendations for Prevention of Violence Against Torture

• Main Authors: Sayed Muhammad Yadain (Author), Aftab Alam Tanoli (Author), Riffat Masood (Author), Shagufta Shafi (Author), Rizwan Zafar Ansari (Author), Zahid Hussain Khalil (Author), Qurat Ul Ain Aftab (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Gandhara University, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to determine (a) most common sites of torture, nature of injuries and their complications and (b) psychological and physical effects of torture on the prisoner's mental and physical health. METHODOLOGY: It was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The study w...