Background
Genefke, Inge was born on July 6, 1938 in Copenhagen. Daughter of Regnar Thorvald and Helen Rode (Dornonville de la Cour) Genefke.
Genefke, Inge was born on July 6, 1938 in Copenhagen. Daughter of Regnar Thorvald and Helen Rode (Dornonville de la Cour) Genefke.
Doctor of Medicine, University Copenhagen, 1965. Specialist in neurology, University Copenhagen, 1982. Degree in Medicine (honorary), University Copenhagen, 1996.
Degree in Medicine and Surgery (honorary), University Bologna, Italy, 1989.
Fellow Institute Pharmacology, University Copenhagen, 1968-1972. Co-founder, member Danish Medical Group Amnesty International, since 1974. President medical advisory board Amnesty International, 1976-1981.
Co-founder, member Anti-Torture Research, 1978-1991. Initiator, medical director rehabilitation and research Center for Torture Victims, 1981-1996, initiator, medical director International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, 1985-1996, secretary-general, 1997—2000, honorary secretary general, since 2000. Co-founder, member Physicians for Human Rights, Denmark, since 1990.
Member executive council OMCT/SOS-Torture, Geneva, since 1992. Member international advisory board Family Rehabilitation Center, Colombo, Sri Lanka, since 1993. Member board advisors Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, since 1994.
Patron Geneva Initiative on Psychiatry, International Foundation for the Abolition and Prevention Political Psychiatry, since 1996, The Redress Trust, since 1997.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, World Psychiatric Association (chairperson section psychiatric aspects of torture and persecution 1996—m speaker Queen Ingrid's Gala 1997, Euro-Culinaria prize 1998, Reader's Digest European of Year 1999, Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur'Honneur grade Commander 1999), Cordon Bleu du Saint Esprit Danmarkk (honorary).
Married Peter Kemp (divorced 1990). Married Bent Sørensen.