CVT In the News
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In a Pandemic, Survivors of Torture Teach Lessons of Survival
In an opinion article in the Saporta Report, Dr. Fernando Reati, CVT board member, explains that during this pandemic, “This might be a good time…to see torture survivors as teachers.”
Source: Saporta Report
Date: 05/04/2020 -
Center for Victims of Torture Update With Curt Goering
CVT Executive Director Curt Goering was a guest on Minnesota’s “Almanac.” He spoke with host Cathy Wurzer about the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on our clients, our colleagues and our work.
Source: Almanac
Date: 05/01/2020 -
Trump's coronavirus order scapegoats immigrants and doesn't make us safer
In an opinion article, Becoming American Initiative Director and CVT National Advisory Council member Linda Chavez, and Scott Roehm, director of CVT’s Washington, D.C., office, assert that “President Donald Trump is once again using immigration as political theater.”
Source: USA TODAY
Date: 04/28/2020 -
Trump's coronavirus order scapegoats immigrants and doesn't make us safer
In an opinion article, Becoming American Initiative Director and CVT National Advisory Council member Linda Chavez, together with Scott Roehm, director of CVT’s Washington, D.C., office, assert that “President Donald Trump is once again using immigration as political theater.”
Source: Arizona Republic
Date: 04/28/2020 -
Trump's coronavirus order scapegoats immigrants and doesn't make us safer
In an opinion article, Becoming American Initiative Director and CVT National Advisory Council member Linda Chavez, together with Scott Roehm, director of CVT’s Washington, D.C., office, assert that “President Donald Trump is once again using immigration as political theater.”
Source: Yahoo News
Date: 04/28/2020 -
Trump's coronavirus order scapegoats immigrants and doesn't make us safer
An OpEd coauthored by Becoming American Initiative Director Linda Chavez and the director of CVT’s Washington, D.C., office, Scott Roehm, was picked up by MSN. The article was originally published by USA TODAY.
Source: MSN
Date: 04/28/2020 -
Over 125 Organizations Urge the US Department of Homeland Security to Halt Illegal Border Expulsions
CVT joined 125 organizations objecting to DHS’s use of COVID-19 and the Mar. 20 order of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out the Trump administration’s goal to close the southern border.
Source: The WorldNews Network
Date: 04/17/2020 -
Venezuelans Must be Granted TPS as the COVID-19 Pandemic Spreads
Andrea Cárcamo, CVT senior policy counsel, writes about the urgent need to designate Venezuela for temporary protected status.
Source: Medium
Date: 04/15/2020 -
Torture survivors among Minnesota's most vulnerable during pandemic
In an opinion article, Curt Goering, CVT’s executive director, describes how COVID-19 has touched all aspects of CVT’s work but has not shaken our mission to heal the wounds of torture and war atrocities.
Source: Star Tribune
Date: 04/09/2020 -
The Coronavirus and Guantánamo’s Extraordinarily Vulnerable Prison Population
A recent article in Just Security by CVT's Scott Roehm is quoted in an article at Andy Worthington's website.
Source: andyworthington.co.uk
Date: 04/01/2020
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