Main Target Beneficiaries

Main target groups will be the torture victims and their family members, including second generation, according to the UN CAT Article 1; special attention should be paid to the civilian population still living in the military conflict zones, especially from Ethnic Cleaning Region (Abkhazia) prisoners with experience of torture and ill – treatment; women and children with ill – treatment, sexual abuse and sexual harassment experience.

Direct beneficiaries for these actions will be the torture victims in accordance with UN Convention against Torture.., Article 1. Main target groups include, but not limited:(1) Detainees and former detainees; (2) IDPs from military conflict regions (Abkhazia and South Osetia); (3) Refugees from Chechnya; (4) Asylum seekers from Chechnya or other countries (Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan etc); Specific vulnerable groups: (5) civilian population still living in the military conflict zones; special attention will be paid to women and children; Special vulnerable group includes (6) Juveniles and children with imprisonment experience or sentenced and remanded prisoners, probationers and former prisoners with experience of torture and ill treatment, especially with sexual abuse and harassment; Children with experience of violence in orphans houses, schools etc. (7) State political repression victims, from soviet time, including second generation, victims of civil war in Georgia and current state abuse victims. (8) Special attention should be paid to the prisoners with severe mental problems; Family members of the direct target groups are included in the services too. The beneficiaries for the training activities will be the doctors “at risk” (including doctors from whole South Caucasian Region, including Armenia and Azerbaijan) and representatives of the law enforcement structures and judges; Estimated number of direct beneficiaries – 500 per year; total number during 36 months (3 years) 1500; # of beneficiaries for training programme – 150 persons (Doctors, Legal representatives, client advocacy groups etc).