20
Table 2
Types of torture reported by war veterans
attending the compensation clinic.
(n=53)
Threats(against self or family)
Verbal abuse
Severe beatings
Beatings
Deprivation
Simulated execution
Electrical shock
Exposure(heat/cold)
Abnormal positions
Burnings
Hanging/suspension
Constant noises
Asphyxiation("submarino")
Abuse with excrement
Sexual abuse
Rape
29
27
15
5
4
3
3
1
25
24
19
7
3
3
1
2
Table 3 below indicates the incidence of particular types of injury (torture or war injury) reported by the veterans. As
can be seen, torture or war injury alone were relatively infrequent, but multiple experiences were extremely common.
This pattern of multiple experience is important, and many of the war veterans explained that the previous experience
of torture was a deciding reason for their joining the liberation struggle.
Table 3
Incidence of war injury or torture reported
by war veterans.
(n=53)
War injury only
Torture only
Both war injury and torture 31
No war injury or torture
9
5
8
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