Management of patients during hunger strike and refeeding phase

M Eichelberger, ML Joray, M Perrig, M Bodmer… - Nutrition, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective Hunger strikers resuming nutritional intake may develop a life-threatening
refeeding syndrome (RFS). Consequently, hunger strikers represent a core challenge for the …

Starving for freedom: An exploration of Australian government policies, human rights obligations and righting the wrong for those seeking asylum

TG Creek - The International Journal of Human Rights, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Australia is a signatory to a number of United Nations conventions and protocols which
prescribe the responsibilities of nations which receive asylum-seekers. While Australia …

Palestinian prisoners' hunger-strikes in Israeli prisons: Beyond the Dual-loyalty dilemma in medical practice and patient care

D Filc, H Ziv, M Nassar, N Davidovitch - Public Health Ethics, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The present article focuses on the case of the 2012 hunger-strike of Palestinian prisoners in
Israeli jails. We analyze the ethical dilemma involved in the way the Israeli medical …

Prison inmates' right to hunger strike: Its use and its limits under the US Constitution

N Kanaboshi - Criminal Justice Review, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Hunger strikes have long been used as a means of protest, as a last resort, especially by
those in prison. Recently, government officials have responded to hunger strikes with force …