Healing and Human Rights: A Blog by the Center for Victims of Torture
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Posted in Washington, D.C., Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Immigration, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Andrea Cárcamo, senior policy counsel, writes about the urgent need to designate Venezuela for temporary protected status.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Posted in Washington, D.C., Human Rights, Immigration, Refugees
The public charge rule never should have been implemented and is dangerously irresponsible, explains Michelle Rodenburg of CVT’s D.C. office.
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Monday, March 16, 2020
On a recent visit to Mexicali, Mexico, Andrea Cárcamo, senior policy counsel, observed many impacts of the "Remain in Mexico" policy on asylum seekers.
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Refugees
Mohammad Atieh, physiotherapist at CVT Jordan, writes about how CVT's care helps clients begin to look forward to a future.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
The CVT Kalobeyei team has been extending care to survivors of torture for two years now, and clients report strong results.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Hiba lived in Syria and was newly married when the war forced her to flee her home for the first time. Read her story of courage and strength and finding CVT Jordan and a new life.
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Pam Kriege Santoso, PATH project manager, and Kristi Rendahl, CVT consultant, published a paper that focuses on a key topic in torture rehabilitation: organizational development.
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Monday, February 10, 2020
Posted in Human Rights
Steven H. Miles, MD, former CVT board member, is author of an important and deeply researched book on physician complicity with torture.
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Wednesday, February 5, 2020
As the rare study by CVT's Healing Hearts team is published, clinicians Novia Josiah-Isaac and Alison Beckman speak about their experience working with clients.
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Global Health, Refugees
Areej Ibrahim, physiotherapist, CVT Jordan, writes about the benefits of physiotherapy combined with psychosocial and social work support, especially for children and families.
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