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