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Millions of refugees and internally displaced people (IDP) reflect the human consequences of armed conflicts and disasters around the world. These individuals, families, communities, and societies suffer from conditions of war and violence, all of which can be considered human rights violations, including torture, rape, abductions, sexual violation, war wounds, deprivation of basic needs, ethnic cleansing, persecution and harassment, loss of home, loss of loved ones, premature death, and genocide.
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Baron, N., Jensen, S.B., de Jong, J.T.V.M. (2004). Refugees and Internally Displaced People. In: Green, B.L., et al. Trauma Interventions in War and Peace. International and Cultural Psychology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-47968-7_11
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