We are an informal collaboration of professionals, committed to maintaining high quality medico-legal reports compliant with the Istanbul Protocol (IP).
The MLR Writers’ Network formally came into being on 19 October 2023 at a conference for medico-legal report (MLR) writers who adhere to the IP standard, whether from the UK and Ireland. Members from the six main organisations in this field in these countries had formed a planning group and organised the conference, which was held at the Royal College of Physicians, London. All present agreed that an educational collaboration would be a good thing.
We aim to be an inclusive community of practice, for members of constituent organisations and independent IP-related medico-legal reports writers alike. We plan to share good practice and identify useful resources to support medico-legal reports based on the Istanbul Protocol (the global standard for the effective investigation and documentation of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment).
Our contributing bodies
Forrest Medico-Legal Services
Freedom from Torture
Helen Bamber Foundation
Medical Justice
Spirasi
TortureID