These courses are designed for health and allied professionals to make them aware of the consequences of torture and human rights abuse and their role in promotion, prevention and identification of torture survivors. These are tailored according to the participant's needs, place of work and professions.

1. General Aims of the course

• The participants would understand the concepts of mental heath and mental health
  
• the participants would examine the relation between mental health and human rights
  
• The participants would understand the bio-psycho-social consequences of torture and human rights violations
  
• The participants would understand the peaceful ways of solving conflicts
  
• The Participants would anaylise the role of health professionals and politicians in prevention of human rights abuse
  
• Decision making skills
  
• The participants will understand the psychology of victim and cycle of violence.

  2 Out come
  

• Participants will know more about strengths and weakness mental health as a concept
  
• Examine different definitions of mental health and mental illness in relation to human rights
  
• Participants would be aware of the international low of human rights and its applications
  
• Participants will learn the skills of solving problems
  
• Participants would understand the psychology of victim
  
• Participants will understand the skills of decision making and people involvement in decisions related to their life
  
• The participants would understand the different method s of torture
  
• The role of health professionals in promoting human rights and prevention of torture and human rights abuse