Summary of Discussions Keynote Presentations 2018 Italian OSCE Chairmanship / Permanent Delegation of Italy to the OSCE Despite the absolute prohibition of torture under international law, it continues to be practiced around the world either in isolated cases or systematically. As an EU Member State, Italy stands by those who very courageously engage against this crime through awareness raising, engagement with civil society or support to victims. The rehabilitation of victims of torture is particularly important: it requires a multidisciplinary approach to improve social conditions, facilitate legal protection, medical assistance and reintegration programmes. Rehabilitation of victims is crucial to help them restore their lives and dignity. Italy believes that the OSCE can play a role in the promotion of the right to rehabilitation and has supported the development of the ODIHR/CTI practical tool “Providing Rehabilitation to Victims of Torture and Other Ill-treatment” aiming to assist participating States in their efforts to fully implement the right to rehabilitation of each survivor of torture in the OSCE region. The tool gives an overview of how states have implemented the right to rehabilitation through a collection of practices, supplemented with experiences from non-state rehabilitation providers. These examples are intended to inspire states to learn from each other and improve rehabilitation strategies and practices at the national level, within the OSCE region and beyond. Permanent Representation of Denmark to the OSCE Denmark is one of the five core members of the Convention Against Torture Initiative (CTI), which was established in 2014 in Geneva. One of the objectives of the initiative is to achieve universal implementation of the UN Convention against Torture by 2024, including the specific right to rehabilitation for all torture victims. CTI is an initiative by states for states aimed at facilitating technical advice, support and cooperation to help in overcoming obstacles to ratification and implementation. In this context, today’s workshop builds on previous OSCE events where different perspectives on rehabilitation for torture victims have been explored. In June 2016 in Copenhagen, the discussions focused on why access to safe, meaningful and appropriate rehabilitation care is of crucial importance not only for survivors of torture, but also for their families and society as a whole. Later in the year in Vienna, OSCE delegates discussed the role of OSCE structures – including ODIHR and field missions – in assisting participating States in their national efforts in providing holistic rehabilitation services. At this workshop, the co-organisers’ intention is to dig even deeper and learn about best practices at the national level and hopefully become inspired about how to improve the implementation of the right to rehabilitation. In short, this event is about turning legal obligations and principles into reality on the ground. Serena Battilomo, Ministry of Health, Italy Despite the complex and sometimes difficult environment, in Italy there has been a positive development in the reception of migrants and asylum seekers in the past ten years. During the last couple of years, Italy has become the destination of massive migration flows, composed of both irregular migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees, and the country does not only focus on providing for 7