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Forcefeeding, Restraint and Hunger Strikes

The Ethics Committee has received an inquiry about the role of health care professionals in the case of prisoners on hunger strikes. The following resources provide further insight into this issue.

• Forcefeeding and Restraint of Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strikers
  
• World Medical Association Press Release, 2 January 2001: WMA Warned About Mounting Campaign Against Turkish Doctors
  
• Policy: World Medical Association Declaration on Hunger Strikers
  
• Policy: Guidelines for Physicians Concerning Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Relation to Detention and Imprisonment