THEMATIC REPORT 2017 SEXUAL TORTURE think that our governments recognise that somebody might need economic assistance because they have been sexually violated.” Counsellors at CTV Bosnia & Herzegovina explain that their government distributes a monthly allowance of around €250 to victims of rape during the war but that this is insufficient. “Sometimes this is the only income for the whole family because in most cases the husbands are unemployed.” Furthermore, only inhabitants from one of the two regions of the country are provided with the grant. page 23