torture survivor
Endured systematic cruelty
A torture survivor is someone who has endured torture and lived through it.
The term emphasizes survival and resilience rather than victimhood: The organization provides counseling for torture survivors.
It appears frequently in human rights contexts, refugee services, and trauma treatment literature.
Compare with *survivor* applied to other extreme experiences—Holocaust survivor, cancer survivor.
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- healingRestoration of health
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
scars · witness · asylum · refugee · safe house · recovery · flashback · advocate · courage · detention · persecution · nightmares · body memory · sanctuary · human rights · escape · strength · victim
- survivorsescapee, castaway, refugee, war refugee, veteran