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CVT Saddened by Death of M. Cherif Bassiouni, Drafter of the UN Convention Against Torture

Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Posted in Human Rights
CVT responds with sadness to the death of M.Cherif Bassiouni, a globally recognized champion of the rights of victims of torture.
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A Stop on the Train

Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Fawn Bernhardt-Norvell, CVT director of development, met with 9 women clients on a recent donor trip to CVT Jordan and reflects on the insight they shared with her.
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Everyone at CVT Impacts the Lives of Survivors

Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Henock Tesfa Keno, administration/finance manager, CVT Ethiopia, writes about the important role of every person at CVT in ensuring sustained, effective care for those who have survived torture.
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Atomic Data’s Jim Wolford is a Restoring Hope Breakfast “Regular”

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Posted in Human Rights, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Minnesota
Jim Wolford, co-owner and chief executive officer of Atomic Data, hopes that his company's sponsorship of CVT's Restoring Hope Breakfast will inspire other businesses to participate.
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The Human Face of the Torturer

Thursday, September 14, 2017
Andrea Northwood, Ph.D., LP, CVT client services director, writes about James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, the psychologists who designed the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program, and how torturers are created.
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Why Torture is Wrong

Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Global Health
The following speech was delivered by Curt Goering, CVT executive director, in Spokane, Washington, on September 9, 2017. He was invited by the Washington State Religious Campaign Against Torture to speak on the occasion of settlement of an historic lawsuit filed against two psychologists, James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, who designed the CIA torture program after the attacks of 9/11.###
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Culturally-Sensitive Dolls Welcome Refugee Children to US

Thursday, September 7, 2017
Posted in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees, Minnesota
Gail Harvey, CVT donor and volunteer, and Kathleen O’ Donnell, CVT social worker, discuss working with grassroots philanthropy project Don’t Cry… I’m Here, and the lasting effects playing with dolls can have on children.
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Ten Facts About Torture

Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
The United States must never again resort to the use of torture. Here are ten facts about torture that everyone must know.
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Helping Others in the Midst of Hard Times

Thursday, August 31, 2017
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Yacob Abreha, psychosocial counselor at CVT Ethiopia, writes about destigmatizing mental health care in his community.
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Accountability for Torturers: Breaking the Cycle of Impunity

Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights
Curt Goering, CVT executive director, remarks on the trial of “torture psychologists” Mitchell and Jessen. 
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