Suchergebnisse

La lucha de los movimientos feministas en las últimas décadas por desvelar el poder inmiscuido en las relaciones de género sitúa a los hombres como sujetos de prácticas socioculturales en las que opera constantemente el poder. En ese sentido, la comprensión de las masculinidades como social y culturalmente construidas y como múltiples y plurales ubica a los hombres como agentes claves para el cambio. Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar la deconstrucción de la Masculinidad Hegemónica en hombres que han iniciado un proceso de revisión de su masculinidad. Para ello, se han realizado cinco entrevistas en profundidad. El análisis de contenido de las mismas diferencia entre aquellos cambios que son aceptados cómodamente por el actual sistema neoliberal como la incursión de los hombres al mundo emocional con fines productivos; y aquellos elementos asociados culturalmente a la feminidad más rupturistas con los sistemas de dominación, entre los que destacan la vulnerabilidad, en contraposición a la fortaleza como cualidad masculina, y la revalorización social no productiva de los cuidados.

Background: The Istanbul Protocol (IP) is the key instrument in the documentation of allegations of torture. However, few scientific studies have evaluated its effectiveness as a tool to assess credibility of allegations of ill-treatment or torture. Objective: Present data on the credibility of allegations of torture in a sample of 45 Basque people held in short-term incommunicado detention between 1980 and 2012, using a modified version of the Standard Evaluation Form for Credibility Assessment (SEC), a new tool to assess credibility based on the IP. Method: Each case was evaluated by two psychiatrists, a psychologist and a physician through a layered system of simultaneous, independent assessments, blind audits, and peer-review processes. Clinical interviews following the IP were contrasted with psychometric tests and external documentary evidence by independent experts. All available data were structured using the SEC and cases were accordingly classified as having Maximum consistency, Highly Consistent, Consistent or Inconsistent. Findings: According to the SEC, 53% of allegations of torture were considered to have Maximum Consistency, 31% Highly consistent, 15% Consistent and 0% Inconsistent. The items that most contributed to the overall credibility assessment came from the psychological evaluation, including the description of alleged torture, emotional reactions, objective functional changes, changes in identity and worldviews and clinical diagnosis. There was little contribution from previous medical reports. Interpretation: When applied competently, the IP is an essential tool in the documentation of torture. Our study shows: (a) evidence that allegations of ill-treatment and torture in the Basque Country are consistent and credible, being ascertained beyond reasonable doubt and aside from any political debate; (b) the wider use of the IP as a tool to assess credibility of allegations of ill-treatment and torture; and, (c) the usefulness of the SEC as a tool. The SEC can help as a tool for documenting torture in contexts where there are political differences and figures are distorted as a result of polarized political debates, and where legal documentation is needed for judicial purposes. Forensic science can help by providing an objective assessment of the credibility of allegations.