Links
Amnesty International health professional network websites
Denmark: http://www.amnesty-medicaldeathpenalty.dk/
Israel: http://www.geocities.com/aihealth/
UK: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/action/nw/hpn/index.shtml
USA: http://www.amnestyusa.org/health/
Health professional, human rights, and humanitarian organizations
AAAS Human Rights Program http://shr.aaas.org/
FXB Center http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/fxbcenter/
Geneva Initiative on Psychiatry http://www.geneva-initiative.org/
Global Lawyers and Physicians http://www.glphr.org/
International Committee of the Red Cross http://www.icrc.org
International Federation of Health and Human Rights Organizations http://www.ifhhro.org
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies http://www.ifrc.org/
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War http://www.ippnw.org/
Johannes Wier Stichting http://www.johannes-wier.nl/en/home.html
Medecins du Monde http://www.medecinsdumonde.org/
Medecins de Monde UK http://www.medecinsdumonde.co.uk
Medecins sans Frontieres http://www.msf.org/
Medical Emergency Relief International (MERLIN) http://www.merlin.org.uk/
Mental Disability Rights International http://www.mdri.org/
Physicians for Global Survival http://www.pgs.ca
Physicians for Human Rights Israel http://www.derechos.net/ngo/phr/
Physicians for Human Rights http://www.physiciansforhumanrights.org/
Physicians for Human Rights UK http://www.dundee.ac.uk/med&humanrights/SSM/welcome.html
Physicians for Social Resonsibility http://www.psr.org
Professional and academic bodies
European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies http://www.estss.org/
International Association of Forensic Nurses: http://www.iafn.org/
International Council of Nurses http://icn.ch/index.html
International Centre for Prison Studies: http://www.prisonstudies.org/
International Trauma Studies Program at Columbia University: http://www.itspnyc.org/
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies http://www.istss.org/
World Federation for Mental Health http://www.wfmh.org/
World Federation of Public Health Associations: http://www.apha.org/wfpha/index_new.htm
World Medical Association http://www.wma.net/
World Psychiatric Association http://www.wpanet.org/
Education in health and human rights studies
Human Rights and Health, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley
http://www.aaanet.org/committees/cfhr/syl_iacopino%20.htm
Physicians for Human Rights (UK) Special Study Module
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/med&humanrights/SSM/admin/ad-outline.html
Please email Amnesty International if you know of other courses which could be added here.
Services for people who have suffered human rights violations:
Australia WA: ASETTS: http://www.asetts.org.au/
Australia TAS: Phoenix Centre:http://www.mrcltn.org.au/phoenixcentre.htm
Australia QLD: QPASTT: http://www.qpastt.org.au/
Australia NSW: STARTTS: http://www.swsahs.nsw.gov.au/areaser/Startts/contact/index.asp
Australia SA: STTARS: http://www.sttars.org.au/
Australia VIC: VFST: http://www.survivorsvic.org.au/
Austria (Vienna): http://www.hemayat.org
Canada: CCVT http://www.ccvt.org/
Canada: RIVO http://www.web.net/~rivo/
Canada: VCST: http://www.vcst.ca/contact.htm
Canada: VAST: http://www.vast-vancouver.ca/
Chile: FASIC : http://www.fasic.org/victimas/victimas.htm
Croatia: SPA - Society for Psychological Assistance: http://www.dpp.hr
Denmark: CEPAR: http://www.cepar.dk
Denmark: ETICA http://www.etica.suite.dk
Denmark: IRCT http://www.irct.org
Denmark: OASIS http://www.oasis-rehab.dk/
Ecuador: Fundación Regional de Asesoría en DDHH: http://www.derechos.org/inredh
France: AVRE: http://www.avre.org/spip.php?rubrique45
Germany: Behandlungszentrum für Folteropfer e.V.: http://www.bzfo.de
Greece: MRCTV: http://www.compulink.gr/mrct
Greece: RCTV: http://www.cvme.gr/
Ireland: CCST: http://www.ccst.ie
Italy: Medici contro la tortura: http://web.tiscali.it/obiezione/medicicontrotortura/
Italy: Vivo Foundation: http://www.vivofoundation.net/index.php
Mexico: PRODH: http://www.centroprodh.org.mx/english/index_english.htm
Netherlands: Stichting Centrum 45: http://www.centrum45.nl
Norway: Norwegian Centre for Studies on Violence and Traumatic Stress: http://www.nkvts.no/English.htm
Palestinian Authority: GCMHP: http://www.gcmhp.net
West Bank via Israel: Mandela Institute: http://www.ariga.com/humanrights/mandela.htm
Philippines: Childrens Rehabilitation Centre: http://members.tripod.com/~childrehab/
South Africa: Trauma Clinic, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation:
South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal Program for Survivors of Violence http://www.survivors.org.za/
Sweden: CTF: http://www.rava.com
Sweden: Red Cross Centre for Tortured Refugees: http://www.redcross.se/torteradeflyktingar/
Switzerland: Institut Psychotrauma Suisse (Visp): http://www.institut-psychotrauma.ch/f/start.html
Switzerland: Red Cross Therapy Centre for Torture Victims (Berne): http://www.folter.ch
UK: Traumatic Stress Clinic http://www.traumaclinic.org.uk
UK: Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture: http://www.torturecare.org.uk
USA (CA): Survivors International: http://www.survivorsintl.org
USA (IL): Kovler Center http://www.heartlandalliance.org/kovler/index.html
USA (MA): Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights (BCRHHR) http://www.bcrhhr.org/
USA (MD): Advocates for Survivors of Trauma and Torture http://www.astt.org/
USA (MN): Center for Victims of Torture http://www.cvt.org
USA (NY): Doctors of the World Clinic http://www.doctorsoftheworld.org/projects/hr.cfm
USA (NY): Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture http://www.survivorsoftorture.org/
USA (OR): Amigos de los Sobrevivientes: http://www.pacinfo.com/eugene/tsnet
USA (VA): Tahirih Justice Center: http://www.tahirih.org
Zimbabwe: Amani Trust: http://www.hrforumzim.com/members/amani/amanitext.htm
HIV/AIDS and human rights
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network: http://www.aidslaw.ca/
UNAIDS Global Reference Group on HIV/AIDS and HR: http://www.unaids.org/en/in+focus/hiv_aids_human_rights/reference+group.asp
Information sources on female genital mutilation
Columbia University Center for Reproductive Law and Policy:http://www.crin.org/organisations/viewOrg.asp?ID=2009
FGM Education and Networking Project: http://www.fgmnetwork.org/
Forward (UK): http://www.forwarduk.org.uk/search?q=genital+mutilation
Rainbo: http://www.rainbo.org/
Rising Daughters Aware: http://www.fgm.org
WHO: FGM - an overview: http://www.who.int/topics/female_genital_mutilation/en/
Codes of professional ethics on the Web
Professional association codes of ethics or policy statements are available online at the following sites:
International
International Council of Nurses. Policies 1993-1997: http://icn.ch/policy.htm
World Federation of Public Health Associations: http://www.apha.org/wfpha/policy.htm
World Medical Association Statements: http://www.wma.net/e/policy/
World Psychiatric Association: http://www.wpanet.org/generalinfo/ethic1.html
National
Australia: Australian Medical Association: ethics link AMA general: http://www.ama.com.au/
Azerbaijan: http://azma.aznet.org/azma/ethics_en.html
Brazil: Federal Medical Council: http://www.portalmedico.org.br/index.asp?opcao=codigoetica&portal=
Canada: Canadian Medical Association: http://www.cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/2419/la_id/1.htm
Canadian Psychiatric Association: http://www.cpa-apc.org/Publications/Position_Papers/CMA.asp
Chile: Colegio médico de Chile: http://www.colegiomedico.cl/%c3%89tica/C%c3%b3digo/Normasinternacionales/Normas%c3%a9ticas/tabid/222/Default.aspx
Denmark: Danish Medical Association: http://www.laegeforeningen.dk/lf/holdninger/etik.htm (in Danish)
Finland: Finnish Medical Assocation: http://www.laakariliitto.fi [then click English/Ethics]
Israel: Israel Medical Association: http://www.ima.org.il/en/inner.asp?n=349&p=-1&Par=-1 (then click on "Medical Ethics")
Italy: Federazione Nazionale degli Ordini dei Medici, Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri:
http://portale.fnomceo.it/Jcmsfnomceo/Jsezione.jsp?lingua=It&idsezione=11
New Zealand: NZ Medical Association: http://www.nzma.org.nz/about/ethics.html
Norway: Norwegian Medical Association: http://www.legeforeningen.no/index.gan?id=297
Peru: Colegio médico del Perú: http://www.cmp.org.pe/inicio.html
South Africa: South African Medical Association: http://www.samedical.org/page.asp?pageid=12
UK: British Medical Association: http://web.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/Hubethics
British Psychological Society: http://www.bps.org.uk/the-society/ethics-rules-charter-code-of-conduct/code-of-conduct/code-of-conduct_home.cfm
(download ethical code at:http://www.bps.org.uk/documents/code.pdf)
United States of America:
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law: http://www.aapl.org/pdf/ETHICSGDLNS.pdf
American Medical Association: ethics link Homepage: http://www.ama-assn.org
American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/ethics/code.html
American Public Health Association: http://www.apha.org/legislative/policy/
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