Overview of main observations of five years fact-finding and research 2010, para. 58
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In practice, the right to a remedy and adequate reparation for victims of torture is either non-existent or severely limited, and adequate reparation is almost never provided. In addition, a common problem is that victims and relatives of victims often do not enjoy legal standing in relation to allegations of torture and are therefore prevented from claiming reparation. If at all, medical, psychological and social rehabilitation is usually not provided by Governments responsible for the torture inflicted but by private organizations, usually in the countries that granted asylum to the victims.
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment