"The state has a debt to us, it ended our dreams, our life projects": Reconstructing life projects after torture.

Introduction: The concept of 'life project' is at the core of several decisions in the inter-American human rights system. The concept has also become part of the legal consciousness of torture survivors in Peru and is often referred to when they describe the impact of torture and imprisonment on their lives and on the lives of their children.

Methods: The paper is based on qualitative interviews with seven Peruvian torture survivors.