AUDIO: Sexual Violence as a Tool of Torture and Weapon During Conflict

Source: 
Florida Center for Survivors of Torture and Refugee Services
Duration: 
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 20:00
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Initiative Type: 
Multi-Media

This Webinar gives a background of sexualized violence as a form of torture and the significant impact and consequences of this type of violence on survivors. The great challenges survivors of this type of violence face are offered as well as treatment options and considerations.

Adeyinka Akinsulure-Smith, Ph.D., a Program Psychologist at the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture, she discusses the prevalence, methods, and consequences of sexualized violence as well as therapeutic treatments and interventions. This presentation is intended for clinicians who work with forced migrants who have experienced sexual violence as a result of torture or conflict.

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