The SIG on Pain Related to Torture, Organized Violence, and War aims to:

• Promote the recognition and appropriate treatment of pain resulting from torture, organized violence, and war.
• Promote mutual education and training of health care workers who care for survivors of torture, organized violence, and war.
• Promote liaison and exchange of information between pain treatment services and organizations working with survivors of torture, organized violence, and war.
• Foster research on all aspects of pain resulting from torture, organized violence, and war.
• Establish an international forum within the pain field for discussion and action, using knowledge about pain to mitigate the health effects of torture, organized violence, and war.