BMJ 2008;336:1211 (31 May), doi:10.1136/bmj.39590.614664.DB
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Parliament debates bill to compensate torture survivors
Peter Moszynski
1 London
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Several thousand people living in the United Kingdom who have been tortured face enormous challenges as a result of their ordeals, say expert submissions to parliament in the current debate on the Torture (Damages) Bill. The bill would enable victims of torture to seek justice in English courts if no other remedy were available to them.
Redress, a charity that seeks reparation for survivors of torture, says that people who have been tortured usually need extensive medical treatment and social support for their physical and psychological injuries, which can last the rest of their lives. These injuries often leave them unable to work and dependent on state benefits. Many people find that their relationships and social lives are destroyed. In its submission Redress quoted one torture survivor saying that he finds it "overwhelming to talk to strangers"; another "panics in situations when surrounded by people."
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