Healing and Human Rights: A Blog by the Center for Victims of Torture
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Yusra Al-Kailani, CVT psychotherapist and resilience programming trainer, delivered this speech on 26 June, 2020, at a United Nations event: “Combatting Torture and Ill-Treatment in Times of COVID-19: Testimonies from the Ground.”
Randa Peter Anthony, rehabilitation assistant, CVT Kalobeyei, writes about her work with survivors and the ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted her and her clients.
Edna Gicovi, psychotherapist/trainer with CVT Nairobi, writes about the challenges confronted by clients since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joseph Wesonga, physiotherapist/trainer, CVT Kakuma, writes about how his work with clients continues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ahmad Al-Shouly, CVT Jordan social services manager, and Hadeel Al-Mkhaimer and Esraa Janajreh, social workers, discuss their efforts to help clients cope with the challenges they are facing during the pandemic.
Salwa Al-Haj Saeed, outreach worker at CVT Jordan, works with a team of volunteers to connect with the refugee community and to keep that connection during the pandemic.
The CVT Uganda-Gulu team is adapting care in the time of COVID-19 and caring for clients across the region.
As COVID-19 spreads around the world, people can take steps to help refugees and asylum seekers.
Andrea Cárcamo, senior policy counsel, writes about the urgent need to designate Venezuela for temporary protected status.
On a recent visit to Mexicali, Mexico, Andrea Cárcamo, senior policy counsel, observed many impacts of the "Remain in Mexico" policy on asylum seekers.
















