Declaration of Cooperation - Mental Health of Refugees, Displaced and Other Populations Affected by Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations (WHO - OMS, 2001, 12 p.): SURVIVORS OF EXTREME VIOLENCE

Declaration of Cooperation - Mental Health of Refugees, Displaced and Other Populations Affected by Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations (WHO - OMS, 2001, 12 p.)

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		BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF ELABORATION OF THE DECLARATION
		INTRODUCTION
		PREVENTION AND RESPONSE
		SURVIVORS OF EXTREME VIOLENCE
		WOMEN
		CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
		LOCAL INTEGRATION
		REPATRIATION
		ETHICAL CONDUCT
		BACKCOVER

SURVIVORS OF EXTREME VIOLENCE

Article 11. Survivors of torture and sexual violence should be provided with physical protection and legal advice unconditionally. They should also be provided with the necessary safe physical and psychological environments that will enable them to talk about their experiences if they choose to do so. Medical, psychological, emotional, and social support should be given to survivors of extreme violence with the accepted professional ethical code of confidentiality. All interventions used in these cases should be sensitive to gender, to their cultural and political contexts. Those detained in concentration camps, prisons, and similar settings should be given first priority and full attention.