assistance to victims, essential though it is for those programmes 42 to continue unabated : · Restitution By this is understood restoring the victim, as far as is possible, to the position he/she was in before the violation. In Zimbabwe some clear examples will include the return to places of residence for those unlawfully displaced, restoration of employment, return of property, restoration of family life and citizenship and other legal rights. · Compensation This deals with economically assessable damage proportional to the details of the violation, including: physical or mental harm, pain and suffering and emotional distress, loss of opportunities including education, material damage and loss of earnings, harm to reputation or dignity, costs for expert legal, medical, psychological and social services. In Zimbabwe thousands of victims fall under this heading. · Rehabilitation Here medical as well as psychological care is involved, as are legal and social services. · Satisfaction This is a wide component of nonetheless quite specific aspects, including: cessation of the violation(s); full verification of the facts 42 These components are based squarely on the UN Draft Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of [Gross] Violations of International Human Rights and [Serious] Humanitarian Law, Revised 24 October 2003. The Basic Principles are the bedrock of the quest for an internationally recognised standard, and Zimbabwean civil society ought to try to become more involved in this mainstream development. See also REDRESS: Reparation: A sourcebook for victims of torture and other violations of human rights and international and humanitarian law, London, March 2003, http://www.redress.org/publications/Sourcebook.pdf 33