10 Nadim 2008 Cairo El Nadim Centre for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence 30 01/2008 IRCT, prevention through documentation, istanbul protocol, torture, medicine, documentation, HRFT, ain sokhna, IP <p> The workshop “Prevention through Documentation” mainstreaming the use of the Istanbul protocol was organized in collaboration between El Nadim center and IRCT in the city of Ain Sokhna – Egypt in the period between the 23rd and 26th of November 2007. the workshop was preceded by a three months preparation period which was coordinated by Dr. Ragia El Gerzawy, physician at El Nadim center in cooperation of a national training team consisting of Dr. Shawki El Akabawi, Professor of Psychiatry and former chairperson of the neuropsychiatric department at Al Azhar university, Dr. Hisham Farag, Director of Forensic medicine in Kafr El Sheikh governorate, Mr. Mahmoud Qandil, independent lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Ahmed Seif human rights activist and lawyer and founder of Hisham Mubarak Law Center, Dr. Mona Hamed and Dr. Aida Seif El Dawla from Nadim center. The workshop was joined by an international training team consistent of Ms. Hulya Ucpinar, lawyer and activist form Turkey and member of the team who developed the Istanbul protocol and Dr. Rusudan, Professor of Forensic medicine and ice Dean of the university of Georgia. Representing IRCT was Ms. Susanne Kjer. </p> <p> Identification cards and preliminary assessment of participants 15 doctors and 22 lawyers participated in the workshop. </p> <p> A questionnaire addressing issues of professional identification and past experience in documentation of cases of torture was distributed to participants on the eve of the first day of the workshop. </p> Scroll to the bottom of the page to download a pdf copy of the report.