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Enforced disappearance as a form of psychological torture: Evidence from the Ayotzinapa Case (M茅xico)
Abstract
Objective: To analyse the impacts of forced disappearance as a form of psychological torture in the forced disappearance of students known as the Ayotzinapa Case (Mexico). To make visible the effects of impunity.
Method: Historical and documentary analysis. Interviews with two groups of people affected: 1) relatives of the 43 young students who disappeared; 2) young students that survived. Analysis of the information obtained from the group and individual clinical interventions carried out during three months.
Results. In both groups, various impacts related to political violence were identified, in particular forced disappearance, which leads us to consider that the criteria for torture are fulfilled and especially the elements derived from the subsequent re-victimising action of the State in the investigations and the impunity derived from the lack of access to justice and truth.
Conclusion: In addition to the enforced disappearance itself and its impacts, the suffering resulting from the State鈥檚 subsequent processes must be analysed.
Keywords: Psychological torture, forced disappearance, impunity.
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El art铆culo tiene como prop贸sito analizar los indicios de tortura psicol贸gica en los familiares de los desaparecidos y los estudiantes sobrevivientes del caso de Ayotzinapa, a ra铆z de la desaparici贸n forzada, la ejecuci贸n extrajudicial聽 de los estudiantes y los mecanismos de impunidad liderados por el estado. Se utiliz贸 como metodolog铆a, el an谩lisis del discurso de las v铆ctimas a trav茅s intervenciones cl铆nicas grupales e individuales durante 3 meses. Los resultados de las entrevistas mostraron sentimientos de humillaci贸n, culpa y deterioro a nivel f铆sico, psicol贸gico, familiar聽 y social a ra铆z de los eventos ocurridos el 26 de septiembre, as铆 como el incremento del deterioro derivado de la falta de justicia, la criminalizaci贸n y la impunidad por parte de funcionarios del estado. Por lo tanto se concluye que si hay incidencia de tortura psicol贸gica en las v铆ctimas del caso de Ayotzinapa. El trabajo busca evidenciar la relaci贸n entre la tortura psicol贸gica y la desaparici贸n forzada en los familiares.
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Keywords: Tortura psicol贸gica, desaparici贸n forzada y ejecuci贸n extrajudicial.