Links
Amnesty International health professional network websites
Denmark: http://www.amnesty-medicaldeathpenalty.dk/
Israel: http://womenchat.reocities.com/HotSprings/spa/6550/
UK: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=375&ArticleID=375
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.gip-global.org/
Global Lawyers and Physicians: http://www.globallawyersandphysicians.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/
Medecins du Monde/Doctors of the World http://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.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.phr.org.il/default.asp?PageID=4
Physicians for Human Rights http://www.physiciansforhumanrights.org/
Physicians for Human Rights UK http://www.doctorsforhumanrights.org/
Physicians for Social Responsibility 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.wfpha.org/
World Medical Association http://www.wma.net/
World Psychiatric Association http://www.wpanet.org/
Education in health and human rights studies
Harvard School of Public Health, Program on International Health and Human Rights, Harvard University http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/pihhr/index.html
Masters in Public Health with specialization in Health and Human Rights, Stanford University http://med.stanford.edu/oih/masters.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: Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASETTS): http://www.asetts.org.au/
Australia TAS: Phoenix Centre (for survivors of torture and trauma): http://www.mrchobart.org.au/p_home.shtml
Australia QLD: The Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT): http://www.qpastt.org.au/
Australia NSW: Supporting Survivors of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS): http://www.startts.org.au/
Australia VIC: The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (VFST): http://www.survivorsvic.org.au/
Austria (Vienna): http://www.hemayat.org
Canada: Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT): http://www.ccvt.org/
Canada: Intervention Network for Persons Affected by Organised Violence (RIVO) http://www.web.net/~rivo/
Canada: Vancouver Association for the Survivors of Torture (VAST): http://www.vast-vancouver.ca/
Chile: Víctimas de Violaciones as sus Derechos Humanos (FASIC): http://www.fasic.org/victimas/victimas.htm
Croatia: Society for Psychological Assistance (SPA): http://www.dpp.hr
Denmark: International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT): http://www.irct.org
Denmark: OASIS (treatment and counselling for refugees): http://www.oasis-rehab.dk/
Ecuador: Fundación Regional de Asesoría en DDHH: http://www.derechos.org/inredh
Germany: Behandlungszentrum für Folteropfer e.V.: http://www.bzfo.de
Greece: Research and Support Center for Victims of Maltreatment and Social Exclusion (CVME): http://www.cvme.gr/
Ireland: Centre for the Care of Survivors of Torture (CCST): http://www.ccst.ie
Italy: Vivo Foundation: http://www.vivofoundation.net/index.php
Mexico: Centro de Derechos Humanos (PRODH): http://centroprodh.org.mx/english/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
Netherlands: Stichting Centrum 45 (national institute for specialist diagnostics and treatment of psychotrauma complaints resulting from persecution, war and violence): http://www.centrum45.nl
Norway: Norwegian Centre for Studies on Violence and Traumatic Stress: http://www.nkvts.no/Pages/Index.aspx
Palestinian Authority: Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP): http://www.gcmhp.net
Philippines: Children’s Rehabilitation Centre: http://www.childrehabcenter.org/about
South Africa: Trauma Clinic, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation: http://www.csvr.org.za/
South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal Program for Survivors of Violence: http://www.survivors.org.za/
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): HealthRight International (formerly Doctors of the World): http://www.healthright.org/
USA (NY): Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture: http://www.survivorsoftorture.org/
USA (OR): Amigos de los Sobrevivientes: http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/view/19ef7e734e213d2a6d551a10f8250089
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 (FGM)
Amnesty International Ireland: http://www.endfgm.eu/en/
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
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.wfpha.org/pg_about_policy.htm
World Medical Association Statements: http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/index.html
World Psychiatric Association: http://www.wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=5&category_id=9&content_id=31
National
Australia: Australian Medical Association: http://www.ama.com.au/policy
Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan Medical Association: http://www.azmed.az/ethics_azma-az.pdf
Brazil: Federal Medical Council: http://www.portalmedico.org.br/novoportal/index5.asp
Canada: Canadian Medical Association: http://www.cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/2419/la_id/1.htm
Canadian Psychiatric Association: http://publications.cpa-apc.org/browse/sections/2
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/PortaleFnomceo/home.2puntOT
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/www3/
South Africa: South African Medical Association: http://www.samedical.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=98
UK: British Medical Association: http://www.bma.org.uk/ethics/index.jsp
British Psychological Society: http://www.bps.org.uk/the-society/code-of-conduct/code-of-conduct_home.cfm
United States of America:
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law: http://www.aapl.org/pdf/ETHICSGDLNS.pdf
American Medical Association: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics.shtml. Website: http://www.ama-assn.org/
American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/ethics/code.html
American Public Health Association: http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/
This work is part of Amnesty International's Demand Dignity campaign, which aims to end the human rights violations that drive and deepen global poverty. The campaign will mobilize people all over the world to demand that governments, corporations and others who have power listen to the voices of those living in poverty and recognise and protect their rights. For more information visit the Demand Dignity section.
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