This area of the CVT Resource Center is designated for providers of torture treatment-related services. Included in this section are information and resources such as relevant web-links, access to CVT's newly created torture treatment handbook, and references. Each provider section offers access to the provider-specific chapter of the torture treatment handbook, Healing the Hurt: A Guide for Developing Services for Torture Survivors. Under each provider section, you will be directed to a link and pdf file to access the complete chapter.
Download the complete manual by chapter (PDF)
Additional Resources
We have included access to various human rights documents and resources that are commonly referenced and may be helpful in your work in torture treatment.
Examining Asylum Seekers: A Health Professional's Guide to Medical and Psychological Evaluations of Torture
http://phrusa.org/campaigns/asylum_network/manual.html
Examining Asylum Seekers: A Health Professional's Guide to Medical and Psychological Evaluations of Torture is published by the organization, Physicians for Human Rights. The unabridged version is available through a pdf file on their website. Copies of the manual can also be ordered from their website.
From Persecution to Prison: The Health Consequences of Detention for Asylum Seekers
http://www.phrusa.org/campaigns/asylum_network/detention_execSummary/
This article discuses the health effects of detention on asylum seekers. It also suggests ways that the practice of long term detention of asylum seekers could be modified.
United Nations Convention against Torture
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/h_cat39.htm
This was ratified by the United Nations in 1984
Istanbul Protocol
http://www.unhchr.ch/pdf/8istprot.pdf
The Istanbul Protocol is the manual on the "effective investigation and documentation of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." It was submitted to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in 1999.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted and proclaimed by the General Assembly in 1948. It is available in over 300 language translations.
