International: Information on the average time it will take before a person suspended from the wrists suffocates
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ23222.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, International: Information on the average time it will take before a person suspended from the wrists suffocates, 1 March 1996, ZZZ23222.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac4858.html [accessed 3 November 2019] |
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Information on a specific time it would take a person to suffocate as a consequence of being suspended from the wrists in an undefined position could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below a list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Epstein, Paul R. et al. 1991. Medical Testimony on Victims of Torture: A Physician's Guide to Political Asylum Cases. Boston, MA: Physicians for Human Rights.
Atkinson, Ferne et al. 1991. Treatment of Torture: Readings and References. Ottawa: s.n.
Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture Quarterly [Toronto].
Torture: Quarterly Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture [Copenhagen]. 1992.
Epstein, Paul R. et al. 1991. Medical Testimony on Victims of Torture: A Physician's Guide to Political Asylum Cases. Boston, MA: Physicians for Human Rights.
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This list is not exhaustive. Country and subject-specific books available in the Resource Centre are not included.
