Individual plans for rehabilitation activities, complete with recommendations for appropriate methods and types of services to be provided in each case, were developed for each victim. Victims of torture may experience traumatic consequences, including the onset of a variety of psychiatric dysfunctions, breached interpersonal relationships, and reduced social adaptability. For these reasons, it is clear that torture affects not only direct victims, but also their family members and associates. In consideration of this, the project also involved developing a rehabilitation program for relatives of people who had suffered torture. In order to identify torture survivors, the following activities were implemented: 1. Diagnostics: a. Medical diagnostics, including primary examination, clinical examination by a team of specialists, and the determination of the psychiatric and neurological condition of patient; b. A psychological examination utilizing various questionnaires to evaluate symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorders, as well as scales of depression and anxiety; tests on to determine personality; and projective tests; c. Collection of full medical anamnesis for the periods a) before the torture, b) related to the torture itself, and c) following the torture; d. A history of the torture itself, containing detailed information about who, where, when, and which methods of torture were used with regard to each victim; e. Laboratory and instrumental surveys; f. Determining diagnosis and making appropriate treatment recommendations by correlating medical and psychological conclusions; 2. Treatment and rehabilitation. The project’s directives involved taking an individual approach to each case and mandating the obtainment of each participant’s consent before conducting appropriate activities. Rehabilitation work included the following activities: a. The provision of medical services, including various medical manipulations and treatments; b. Psychological and/or psychiatric rehabilitation and treatment; c. Social rehabilitation; d. Legal aid (including the preparation of medical conclusions for transfer to prosecutors’ offices, courts, torture survivors’ attorneys). Under the auspices of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) during the period from July to November 2011, the Rehabilitation Centre did following work: In total, for the period from July to November 2011, nine persons took courses of rehabilitation. The majority of the individuals seeking aid were survivors of torture by law enforcement officers during the investigation of the consequences of the events that took place in the south of the country in June 2010. Some of victims seeking help were found to be untransportable due to the gravity of their health conditions, and required medical assistance in their places of residence. For this reason, the staff of the Rehabilitation Centre visited Osh and Jalal-Abad. Rehabilitation Centre staff met with representatives of local medical institutions and to discuss the issue of the hospital treatment of torture victims in Osh. Survivors of torture received financial aid to undertake a course of medical diagnosis, treatment, and surgery. 87

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