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We Are Here; Look at Us

Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Noor (a pseudonym) fled to Amman, Jordan, from her home in Syria. She found CVT Jordan, and now she is sharing her story so that others learn about what happened in Syria.
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Torture Survivors Confront COVID-19 in ICE Detention

Darlene Lynch
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Posted in Washington, D.C., Human Rights, Immigration
Curt Goering, CVT executive director, and Darlene Lynch, head of external relations, CVT Georgia, detail the deadly new enemy confronted by torture survivors in ICE detention: the COVID-19 pandemic.
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We Must Not Forget Survivors of Torture During the Pandemic

Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
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.”
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Overcoming Fear and Finding a Future

Thursday, July 16, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
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.
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Yet Another Brick in Trump’s Border Wall: A Blanket Ban on Asylum at the U.S. Borders

Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Posted in Washington, D.C., Human Rights
Andrea Cárcamo, senior policy counsel, describes this administration’s latest efforts to obliterate asylum under the guise of protecting people from the pandemic.
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Prize-Winning Poems, 26 June, CVT Ethiopia-Tigray

Friday, June 26, 2020
In honor of 26 June, 2020, the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, CVT Ethiopia-Tigray held a poetry contest, and these are the winning entries.
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Making a Difference

Thursday, June 18, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Refugees
Ansam Abusabha, physiotherapist, CVT Jordan writes about the changes and empowerment she sees in her clients as they go through the healing process.
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CVT Nairobi Continues to Support its Clients in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Thursday, June 18, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Edna Gicovi, psychotherapist/trainer with CVT Nairobi, writes about the challenges confronted by clients since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Physiotherapy Supports Healing – Even in the Pandemic

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Joseph Wesonga, physiotherapist/trainer, CVT Kakuma, writes about how his work with clients continues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Creative Solutions for Clients during COVID-19: Social Work at CVT Jordan

Thursday, May 21, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
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.
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