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147. UN Committee against Torture. General Comment
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148. See for example: Green J. et al. The health of
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149. See UN Committee against Torture’s General Comment No. 3 on Article 14. Paragraph 15.
150. The issue of interpreters is not a focus of this
report, but is an important requirement, both in
asylum interviews and court hearings to enable
the victim to present the case accurately and
ensure that a fair decision is reached.
151. For example, the IRCT was involved, in both 2011
and 2012, in the training of staff of the Swedish
Migration Board (SMB) regarding the vulnerabilities of VoTs during the asylum application. Relevant materials and experiences from the PROTECT
project were used.
152. See for example: Freedom from Torture. Body of
Evidence report; the Stanford Law Review. Refugee Roulette: Disparities in Asylum Adjudication.
153. Sweden. Rättsligt ställningstagande angående
medicinska utredningar av åberopade skador (in
English: Legal position of medical investigations
of alleged injuries). Published July 2012. These
guidelines were introduced further to the European Court of Human Rights judgment in RC v
Sweden.
154. The Croatian member centre — RCT-Zagreb —
reports that from 1997 to mid-2011 over 2,000
asylum requests were submitted, of which only
42 were granted.
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