Amris Kirstine, Danneskiold-Samsøe Sofie, Torp-Pedersen Søren, Genefke Inge, Danneskiold-Samsøe Bente
The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark.
Torture. 2007;17(3):181-95.
Five British men were detained and allegedly tortured in Saudi Arabia in 2000 and 2001. Two were sentenced to death and three were sentenced to 12 to 18 years of imprisonment. They received clemency in 2003 and were deported to England. After their homecoming, the men have unsuccessfully attempted to sue Saudi Arabian officials who had been responsible for their false accusations and human rights abuses. Saudi Arabia denies any form of torture and ill treatment of the five men, who maintain their allegations against the authorities responsible in Saudi Arabia. This article provides medical documentation of torture of the five British men by comparing: 1. Alleged torture methods, 2. Histories of immediate effects of torture, 3. Objective medical observations using clinical examinations as well as ultrasound scans of the victims' feet. The article concludes that there is a high degree of consistency between the claims of torture and observations, despite Saudi Arabian denial.
2000年和2001年，五名英国男子在沙特阿拉伯被拘留，据称还遭受了酷刑。其中两人被判处死刑，三人被判处12至18年监禁。他们于2003年获得赦免并被驱逐回英国。回国后，这些人试图起诉应对他们遭受诬告和侵犯人权行为负责的沙特阿拉伯官员，但未成功。沙特阿拉伯否认对这五名男子有任何形式的酷刑和虐待，而这五人坚持对沙特阿拉伯相关当局的指控。本文通过比较以下内容提供了这五名英国男子遭受酷刑的医学记录：1. 所谓的酷刑方法；2. 酷刑的直接影响史；3. 使用临床检查以及对受害者脚部进行超声扫描的客观医学观察。文章得出结论，尽管沙特阿拉伯予以否认，但酷刑指控与观察结果之间存在高度一致性。
