The right to rehabilitation in country contexts Leanne MacMillan (Head of Membership, IRCT) introduced the learning objectives for the session and highlighted the importance of further developing the scope of the right to rehabilitation across all disciplines. The workshop sessions aimed to highlight the range of challenges faced in delivering rehabilitation within the framework foreseen by the General Comment through case studies on rehabilitation in different country contexts across four themes. Presenting case studies on how services are provided in the national context was intended to allow participants the opportunity to critically analyse and identify good practices and successful interventions that could be replicated in other regions or national contexts. The various ways to deliver and fund rehabilitation services is a first step to agreeing on the indicators and benchmarks based on the key principles outlined in the General Comment: that services are patientcentred (includes non-discriminatory, culturally sensitive, participatory); available (through either direct provision by the state or the funding of private medical, legal and other facilities, or a combination); appropriate (holistic, victim-centred, with the assessment and evaluation of victims’ needs based on the Istanbul Protocol); and accessible (includes delivery in a context of confidence and trust, secure environment, non-discriminatory, independent of other judicial remedies). The session highlighted the challenges of working towards the implementation of a right given the range of contexts within which rehabilitation services are provided. Thematic groups: 1 State-led vs NGO-led rehabilitation – Uruguay, Netherlands, Burundi 2 Refugees and Resettlement – Lebanon, USA, Australia 3 Rehabilitation in transitional justice societies – Peru, South Africa 4 Working in challenging environments – Egypt, Russian Federation, Ecuador Right to Rehabilitation for Torture Victims, Beirut, Lebanon – 27/28 June 2013 7