CVT In the News
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Crises of Accountability for U.S. Systemic Abuses of Power
Scott Roehm, director of CVT’s D.C. office, joined Juan E. Méndez, professor of human rights law in residence at the American University – Washington College of Law and CVT National Advisory Council member, and Katherine Gallagher, senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, in penning an article published to Just Security.
Source: Just Security
Date: 06/26/2020 -
The Story Told Through Murals
Sydney Neuman, an intern with CVT’s New Tactics program, explores feelings—via images—around the killing of a Black man at the hands of the police.
Source: Medium
Date: 06/26/2020 -
Torture Victims: Refugees voice ordeals as World marks day for torture victims
CVT's healing work is featured on KTN News Kenya for 26 June.
Source: KTN News Kenya
Date: 06/26/2020 -
Estados Unidos elimina el reglamento que agilizaba los permisos de trabajo a solicitantes de asilo, ¿qué significa?
Andrea Cárcamo, CVT senior policy counsel, is quoted in an article by María Peña with Telemundo.
Source: Telemundo
Date: 06/22/2020 -
CVT Nairobi Continues to Support its Clients in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Edna Gicovi, psychotherapist/trainer at CVT Nairobi, describes the challenges our clients face since the onset of the pandemic.
Source: Medium
Date: 06/19/2020 -
In Minneapolis, a Somali-owned mental health clinic seeks to heal its community
This article at Religion News Service, by Aysha Khan, mentions that CVT is seeing clients via videoconferencing.
Source: Religion News Service
Date: 06/17/2020 -
Minneapolis riots have refugees thinking about unrest they fled
Jill Davidson, MSW, LISW, social worker and case manager at CVT’s St. Paul Healing Center, is quoted in this article by Erin Adler in the Star Tribune.
Source: Star Tribune
Date: 06/09/2020 -
AS MINNESOTA IMMIGRANTS WATCHED THE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD AND UNREST THAT FOLLOWED, AN UNSETTLING REMINDER OF TRAUMAS SUFFERED
Jill Davidson, MSW, LISW, social worker and case manager at CVT’s St. Paul Healing Center, is quoted in an article by Hibah Ansari in the Sahan Journal.
Source: Sahan Journal
Date: 06/08/2020 -
Guantanamo Judge Rules Tortured Prisoner Could Get Reduced Sentence
Scott Roehm, director of CVT’s D.C. office, is quoted in an article at NPR by Sacha Pfeiffer.
Source: NPR
Date: 06/05/2020 -
Torture Can Be Considered in Sentencing Guantánamo Prisoners, Judge Rule
Scott Roehm, director of CVT’s D.C. office, is quoted in this article from Carol Rosenberg at the New York Times.
Source: The New York Times
Date: 06/04/2020
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