Problem
Depriving prisoners of medical treatment
Nature:
Depriving prisoners of medical treatment is a part of the techniques to torture people. Some victims are left to die; others are provided with enough medical treatment to continue suffering. This increases the sense of isolation, and humiliation and prolongs the pain of physical tortures. Sometimes the deprivation is not deliberate, but due to a lack of medical facilities for prisoners, as in the UK.
Incidence:
Denial of medical treatment has been reported in the following countries:
[Africa] Comoros, Mali, Morocco, Tanzania UR, Zambia
[America] Cuba, Guyana, Haiti, Paraguay, Uruguay
[Asia] Afghanistan, Indonesia, Korea Rep
[Europe] USSR
Broader Problems:
Torture by deprivationInfringement of rights of prisonersRefusal to provide medical treatment Related Problems:
Mentally ill prisonersRefusal to accept treatment for mental illnessInhumane participation of the medical profession in torture Aggravates:
Disabled victims of torture Subject(s):
Health Care → TreatmentSocietal Problems → Deprivation
Societal Problems → Detention
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
07.12.2021 – 00:52 CET