Inge Genefke (born 1938) is a Danish campaigner and worker on behalf of
torture
Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons such as punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties. Some definitions are restricted to acts c ...
victims. She received the
Right Livelihood Award
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in 1988 "for helping those whose lives have been shattered by torture to regain their health and personality."
Work
Born in
Denmark
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, Genefke has devoted her
career
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Definitions
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specifically to the
treatment and
rehabilitation
Rehabilitation or Rehab may refer to:
Health
* Rehabilitation (neuropsychology), therapy to regain or improve neurocognitive function that has been lost or diminished
* Rehabilitation (wildlife), treatment of injured wildlife so they can be retur ...
of victims of torture. She began her career in this field in 1973 after
Amnesty International
Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and sup ...
issued a plea to
physicians
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throughout the world to assist those who had been tortured.
She started as co-founder of the Danish Medical Group of
Amnesty International
Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and sup ...
in 1974. In 1982 she founded the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT) in
Copenhagen,
Denmark
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. The
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims was founded in 1985, initially as the international arm of the RCT. As the demands continued to grow, the IRCT was established as an international and independent
organisation in 1997, with Genefke serving as the IRCT
Ambassador
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.
See also
*
Torture
*''
The Secret Life of Words'' (2005 film)
References
External links
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims
Danish activists
Danish women activists
1938 births
Living people
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