"I think submission to authority and absolving oneself from blame by saying that one has to obey orders are widespread...I think all medical students should be taught about the research on submissiveness being a key etiological factor in the perpetuation of atrocities. They should be fully familiar with Milgram's work and reflect on Hannah Arendt's concept of the 'banality of evil'."
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Anti-apartheid activistsHuman rights activistsPsychiatristsPeople from PretoriaWomen physicians from South Africa
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Institutional Hearing: The Health Sector, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Volume 4, Chapter 5, p. 135.
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Frances Ames
Frances Rix Ames (20 April 1920 – 11 November 2002) was a South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist best known for her work on the medical ethics inquiry involving the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko while in police custody.
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