For that reason, a reparative regime must strive towards being all inclusive. The effects of torture are universal - fear, guilt, shame, disillusionment, humiliation, social withdrawal and physical disability. The effects of torture impact not just on the torture victim but on the family and the society at large. In addition, the transgenerational nature of torture passes on the devastating effects of torture to each new generation. The act of torture also results in the social exclusion of the torture victim.
Social interaction depends on a degree of trust and openness in relation to fellow human beings.
This is not possible for the torture victim. Trust and openness becomes distrust and loneliness. Reparation must also address the torture victim's need for financial and material support. Financial and material support is critical to enable the torture victim to once more participate in a full social life. For these reasons, the IRCT believes that member states must take a holisitic approach to reparation.