CASE STUDY 2 39. – The doctor is bound by medical ethics not to be involved in any activity which may contribute to acts of abuse or torture; 39. – The doctor is bound by the international instruments not to be involved in any activity which may contribute to acts of abuse or torture; 39. – Doing nothing to prevent such acts is a form of participation; 39. – Should the doctor take into account the prisoner’s fear of reprisal?; 39. – Should the doctor report the matter to the prison director or deal with it himself? CASE STUDY 3 39. – A doctor’s first duty is to preserve life; 39. – The prison doctor’s duty is to take care of the patient; 39. – The prison doctor is prohibited from administering any forced or degrading treatment to prisoners on hunger strike; 39. – Does the prison doctor have to decide whether the prison director’s request is to do with prison management or humanity? 74