Lykke Jakob, Timilsena Mukti Nath
Dan Med Bull. 2002 May;49(2):159-62.
The aim of this study was to find evidence of torture in the Mid West Region of Nepal.
Interview and clinical examination of self-reported torture-survivors in the Mid West Region of Nepal in the area of Nepalganj, which is on of the most important city in that region. Thirty-four persons (group A) were examined according to a programme performed by Physicians for Human Rights, Denmark. Furthermore, twenty-nine persons (group B) were interviewed according to an abbreviated programme performed by a local group of doctors.
Testimonies of exposure to physical and psychological violence were validated, assessing the consistency between the reported exposure, reported ensuing symptoms and the results of clinical examinations.
Torture has probably existed in Nepal for decades. The main reason given for torture is suspicion of political activity. Most of the torture takes place in District Police Offices, by the police. Episodes of torture performed by the Communist Party of Nepal, known widely as "the Maoists", have been reported. This investigation substantiates that torture is severely traumatizing for the survivor.
本研究旨在寻找尼泊尔中西部地区存在酷刑的证据。
对尼泊尔中西部地区尼泊尔根杰市（该地区最重要的城市之一）自我报告的酷刑幸存者进行访谈和临床检查。根据丹麦人权医生组织执行的一项方案对34人（A组）进行了检查。此外，根据当地一组医生执行的简化方案对29人（B组）进行了访谈。
通过评估所报告的暴力暴露情况、所报告的后续症状与临床检查结果之间的一致性，证实了遭受身体和心理暴力的证词。
酷刑可能在尼泊尔存在了数十年。实施酷刑的主要原因是怀疑其有政治活动。大多数酷刑发生在地区警察局，由警察实施。有报告称尼泊尔共产党（广为人知的“毛派”）实施了酷刑事件。这项调查证实，酷刑会给幸存者造成严重创伤。
