Proving torture: demanding the impossible

New research demonstrates that errors by Home Office asylum caseworkers in their handling of expert medical evidence of torture can make it almost impossible for survivors of torture seeking asylum in the UK to prove that they were tortured. The consequences can be devastating for the individuals co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lucy Gregg, Jo Pettitt
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: University of Oxford 2017-06-01
Series:Forced Migration Review
Subjects:
IDP
Online Access:http://www.fmreview.org/shelter/gregg-pettit