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Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems, International (HURIDOCS)

Based in Geneva, HURIDOCS is an NGO that since 1982 supports human rights defenders use information technologies and documentation methods to organize and present data about violations. We are passionate about providing NGOs with the simplest and most efficient tools and techniques to advocate for their cause. Our team working in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe understands the specific challenges of each of these contexts.

https://www.huridocs.org/

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Combating Female Genital Mutilation in Europe

Sophie Poldermans, 2005/06

A Comparative Analysis of Legislative and Preventative Tools in the Netherlands,France, the United Kingdom, and Austria, Every year, 3 million girls and women are subjected to the harmful traditional practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Worldwide, the number of girls and women who have undergone this practice is estimated to lie between 100 and 150 million. FGM is not only an important issue in Africa, the Middle-East, and Asia where it has been traditionally practised, but due to the arrival of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers from these countries to the West, to Europe, North America, and Australia, FGM has also become a Western concern.

http://www.stopfgm.net/wp-content/uploads/vor2013/grundlagen/SPoldermansFGMinEurope.pdf

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Safeguarding children in detention: independent monitoring mechanisms for children in detention in mena.

Penal Reform International, 2011

Children are particularly at risk of harm and ill-treatment resulting from deprivation of liberty, a situation which is clearly recognized in international standards. This Handbook sets out the relevant provisions of the human rights standards that apply to monitoring places of detention for children, and provides guidance on implementing these in practice. PRI has a long experience in assisting states to implement international standards in the field of penal reform and juvenile justice and is well-placed to provide this expert guidance.

http://www.penalreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Safeguarding-Children.pdf

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Restart Center

The victims seen at the centre are victims of the Lebanese war and of power abuse in Lebanon and the region. Victims are identified and participate with their families in programmes of treatment for survivors of torture and violence.

http://www.restartcenter.com/

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The Politics of Torture: Dispelling the Myths and Understanding the Survivors

Joan Simalchik, CCVT

Understanding the modem use of torture entails the dispelling of myths about its nature and purpose. There remains a perception that torture is practiced randomly, that it is punishment carried to an extreme, that it is performed by psychopaths or sadists, that it exists outside of governmental responsibility and is practiced by “less civilized” societies.

http://ccvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/The-Politics-of-Torture-Dispelling-the-Myths-and-Understanding-the-Survivors.pdf

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Al-Khiam Center for the Rehabilitation of the Victims of Torture

Rehabilitation center for victims of torture in Lebanon.

http://www.khiamcenter.org/

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