Victims of Torture which was established in 2007 under the Public Foundation “Golos Svobody” (hereinafter the Rehabilitation Centre).113 The Rehabilitation Centre is the only programme in the Kyrgyz Republic on providing medical, psychological, psychotherapeutic and social services to victims of torture. In total, eight staff members are involved in the activities of the Rehabilitation Centre, including four psychotherapists and a physician who belong to “highest-grade” doctors and have 17 to 40 years of experience working in this area, and also a psychologist, a social worker and a case manager. All staff members of the Centre have been trained in international standards on treatment of victims of torture and effective medical documentation of torture and ill-treatment. Major activities that are carried out when torture case is detected (or when victims submit complaints themselves) are as follows: Diagnostic services – – – – – – medical diagnostic services including a primary interview, a clinical examination by specialists and determination of the mental and neurological condition of patients; a psychological examination for which various questionnaires were used to evaluate the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorders, as well as a depression and anxiety scale, personal profile testing and projection tests; collection of a full medical history related to the time period preceding torture, during torture and after torture; history of torture with detailed information on where, by whom, and when torture was used against a particular person, and also which torture techniques were used; laboratory and instrumental examination; and producing medical and psychological reports specifying a diagnosis and providing relevant recommendations. Treatment and rehabilitation A crucial factor with respect to rehabilitation of victims of torture is an individual approach to each specific case, with obtaining a person’s consent to carry out necessary activities including the following: A psychologist of the Rehabilitation Centre talking with a victim of torture providing medical services that include medical procedures and drug treatment; psychological/psychotherapeutic rehabilitation and treatment; social rehabilitation. The monitoring study in 2012 was special in the sense that doctors from the Rehabilitation Centre were part of monitoring groups along with observers. Their task was to carry out medical 113 The Rehabilitation Centre was established with the support of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture and International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims. 79