Survivors of torture speak of their ordeal

The survivors of torture speak out:

The survivors of torture speak out:

"The worst time was when the police took me to hear a girl being tortured in another room. She was screaming for her parents." - Fatima.

"You just try to be smart, wear nice clothes and show people you are happy when inside you are dead already. That's what I'm doing now." - Chantal.

"I witnessed the torture of my younger brother - if you can imagine such pain." - Babek.

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"They took my clothes away and gave me pyjamas and the number 887. They said my name was finished. The first week I was beaten every day." - Rad Baan.

"For six months, I was tortured, until I `confessed' to being a spy. I lost my wife and normal family life. - Hwang.

"The soldiers beat us repeatedly until we `confessed' . . . We were then forced to pose for photographs dressed in military clothes and holding rifles." - Rodolfo.

"Perhaps the greatest loss is that trust is destroyed." - Babek.