ABSTRACT
F ollowing a period of widespread abuses, victims and survivors oftensuffer a range of physical and psychological injuries and sometimes live under extreme economic conditions as a result of the loss of the breadwinner in the family, the destruction of property, or their physical inability to work. Many victims are in need of basic medical assistance as a result of the abuses suffered, such as brutal torture that has left them permanently scarred or handicapped, but many are unable to pay for even minimal care.
