title: An analytical approach to clinical forensic evaluations of asylum seekers: the Healthright International Human Rights Clinic.
abstract: Healthright International, formerly Doctors of the World-USA, has for the past 15years trained clinicians to perform forensic medical evaluations of torture survivors. As the burden of proof in asylum cases in the United States has increased, so has the scrutinizing of the evidence presented. We present a series of cases in which the scars themselves bear testimony to the applicant's case, bolstering the importance of photography in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA. Gary.Stadtmauer@mssm.edu
authors.forename: Gary J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Stadtmauer
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Metalios
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology*; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D012036:Refugees; D014104:Torture; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology