Inge Genefke (born 1938) is a Danish campaigner and worker on behalf of

torture Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons including corporal punishment, punishment, forced confession, extracting a confession, interrogational torture, interrogation for information, or intimid ...

victims. She received the

Right Livelihood Award The Right Livelihood Award is an international award to "honour and support those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today." The prize was established in 1980 by German-Swedish philanthropist Jakob vo ...

in 1988 "for helping those whose lives have been shattered by torture to regain their health and personality."

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Born in

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

, Genefke has devoted her

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specifically to the treatment and rehabilitation of victims of torture. She began her career in this field in 1973 after

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issued a plea to

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throughout the world to assist those who had been tortured. She started as co-founder of the Danish Medical Group of

in 1974. In 1982 she founded the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT) in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

. The

International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) is an independent, international health professional organization that promotes and supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and works for the prevention of torture worldwi ...

was founded in 1985, initially as the international arm of the RCT. As the demands continued to grow, the IRCT was established as an international and independent

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in 1997, with Genefke serving as the IRCT

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International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims

Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims

Danish activists Danish women activists 1938 births Living people {{Denmark-activist-stub

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