4 A practical guide to the Istanbul Protocol – for medical doctors Medical physical examination of alleged torture victims A practical guide to the Istanbul Protocol – for medical doctors Istanbul Protocol: Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 2004 © International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) 2009 Published 2009 by International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) Borgergade 13 P.O. Box 9049 1022 Copenhagen K Denmark Tel: +45 33 76 06 00 Fax: +45 33 76 05 00 Email: irct@irct.org Website: www.irct.org Printed by Scanprint, Viby J., Denmark ISBN 978-87-88882-34-6 (paperback) ISBN 978-87-88882-35-3 (PDF) This guide was written by: Stine Amris, MD Margriet Blaauw, MD, MIH Lis Danielsen, MD, DMSc Ole Vedel Rasmussen, MD, DMSc   This publication has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Commission. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the organisations of those authors, the IRCT or the European Commission.