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Addressing Human Rights Violations

A Public Mental Health Perspective on Helping Torture Survivors in Nepal

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Van Ommeren, M., Sharma, B., Prasain, D., Poudyal, B.N. (2002). Addressing Human Rights Violations. In: De Jong, J. (eds) Trauma, War, and Violence: Public Mental Health in Socio-Cultural Context. The Springer Series in Social/Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47675-4_5

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