Mr. Jean-Michel Diez, Association for the Prevention of Torture, Geneva Dr. Yusuf Do˘gar, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey Dr. Morten Ekstrom, International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, Copenhagen Professor Ravindra Fernando, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, University of Colombo, Colombo Dr. John Fitzpatrick, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, United States Ms. Camile Giffard, University of Essex, United Kingdom Dr. Jill Glick, University of Chicago Children’s Hospital, Chicago, United States Dr. Emel Gökmen, Department of Neurology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey Dr. Norbert Gurris, Behandlungszentrum für Folteropfer, Berlin Dr. Hakan Gürvit, Department of Neurology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey Dr. Karin Helweg-Larsen, Danish Medical Association, Copenhagen Dr. Gill Hinshelwood, The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, London Dr. Uwe Jacobs, Survivors International, San Francisco, United States Dr. Jim Jaranson, The Center for Victims of Torture, Minneapolis, United States Ms. Cecilia Jimenez, Association for the Prevention of Torture, Geneva Ms. Karen Johansen Meeker, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, United States Dr. Emre Kapkin, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, Izmir, Turkey Dr. Cem Kaptano˘glu, Department of Psychiatry, Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, Eskişehir, Turkey Professor Ioanna Kuçuradi, Center for Research and Application of Philosophy and Human Rights, Hacettepe University, Ankara Mr. Basem Lafi, Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, Gaza Dr. Elizabeth Lira, Instituto Latinoamericano de Salud Mental, Santiago Dr. Veli Lök, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, Izmir, Turkey Dr. Michèle Lorand, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, United States Dr. Ruchama Marton, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, Tel Aviv Ms. Elisa Massimino, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, New York Ms. Carol Mottet, Legal Consultant, Bern Dr. Fikri Öztop, Department of Pathology, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey Mr. Alan Parra, Office of the Special Rapporteur on Torture, Geneva Dr. Beatrice Patsalides, Survivors International, San Francisco, United States Dr. Jean Pierre Restellini, Human Rights Awareness Unit, Directorate of Human Rights, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France Mr. Nigel Rodley, Special Rapporteur on Torture, Geneva Dr. Füsun Sayek, Turkish Medical Association, Ankara Dr. Françoise Sironi, Centre Georges Devereux, University of Paris VIII, Paris Dr. Bent Sorensen, International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, Copenhagen and Committee against Torture, Geneva Dr. Nezir Suyugül, Forensic Medicine Department, Istanbul, Turkey Ms. Asmah Tareen, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, United States Dr. Henrik Klem Thomsen, Department of Pathology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen Dr. Morris Tidball-Binz, Program for the Prevention of Torture, Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, San José Dr. Nuray Türksoy, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey Ms. Hülya Üçpinar, Human Rights Office, Izmir Bar Association, Izmir, Turkey Dr. Adriaan van Es, Johannes Wier Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Mr. Ralf Wiedemann, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, United States Dr. Mark Williams, The Center for Victims of Torture, Minneapolis, United States ix