title: How to combat torture if perpetrators are supported by a religious "justification".
abstract: While there are some examples of legal cases which have resulted in the prosecution of perpetrators and successful reparation for survivors, in countries such as Iran such due procedure is close to impossible since torture is practiced by state officials mostly based on religious codes, and the legal system is controlled by practices that makes it close to impossible to achieve justice. This article discusses the implications of such a situation that also include health care professionals in third party countries who have an obligation to document evidence using the Istanbul Protocol based on a case example of a survivor exposed to different forms of torture.
authors: Institute of Nuclear Medicine with PET-center, Wilhelminen Hospital, Austria.
authors: Siroos
authors: S
authors: Mirzaei
authors: Lilla
authors: L
authors: Hardi
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Wenzel
mesh_terms: D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D045809:Human Rights Abuses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012067:Religion; D014104:Torture / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D055815:Young Adult