S.L. 420.9 Art. 26Victims of torture and violence.

(1) Persons who have been subjected to trafficking of human beings, torture, rape or other serious acts of psychological, physical or sexual violence, including violence committed with a sexual, gender, racist or religious motive, shall be provided with necessary medical and psychological treatment and care, including rehabilitation services and counselling where necessary, for the damage caused by such acts. Those persons shall be provided, where necessary, with oral interpretation in accordance with regulation 23(3)(c)(ii):

Provided that access to such treatment and care shall be provided as early as possible after those persons’ needs have been identified.

(2) Professionals working with the persons mentioned in sub-regulation (1), including health professionals, shall be appropriately trained and shall continue to receive appropriate training concerning those persons’ needs and appropriate treatment, including necessary rehabilitation services:

Provided that these professionals shall be bound by confidentiality rules and applicable professional ethics codes in relation to any information they obtain in the course of their work.

Part V Remedies