CVT In the News
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Panelists share anti-LGBTQ+ experiences in 'Torture' virtual discussion
An article by Emily Reilly in the Windy City Times, “Panelists share anti-LGBTQ+ experiences in 'Torture' virtual discussion,” describes the recent CVT online event, “Reclaiming Identity: LGBTQ Experiences of Torture, Persecution, and Healing.”
Source: Windy City Times
Date: 07/25/2020 -
Grantees of the UN fund for torture victims assist communities during COVID-19
CVT is included among the organizations featured by the OHCHR, in the article titled “Grantees of the UN fund for torture victims assist communities during COVID-19.”
Source: OHCHR
Date: 07/25/2020 -
Torture Survivors Confront COVID-19 in ICE Detention
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.
Source: Medium
Date: 07/22/2020 -
They come to Minnesota seeking safety from terrorist groups and gang violence.
Andrea Cárcamo, CVT senior policy counsel, is quoted in an article by Hibah Ansari in the Sahan Journal.
Source: Sahan Journal
Date: 07/16/2020 -
Trump’s Latest Assault on Asylum Has Nothing to Do with National Security or Public Health
Scott Roehm, director of CVT’s D.C. office, discusses Trump’s latest attack on asylum in this article published in Just Security.
Source: Just Security
Date: 07/15/2020 -
The Victims of Torture Center organizes a discussion session on the psycho-social effects of the Corona pandemic
CVT Jordan’s online discussion, “The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Torture and War Trauma Survivors’ Wellbeing,” was featured in an article at the With Refugees online magazine.
Source: With Refugees
Date: 07/14/2020 -
Yet Another Brick in Trump’s Border Wall: A Blanket Ban on Asylum at the U.S. Borders
In an article at Medium, Andrea Cárcamo, CVT senior policy counsel, describes this administration’s latest efforts to obliterate asylum while pretending to take these measures to preserve public health.
Source: Medium
Date: 07/14/2020 -
Congress debates allowing prisoners to leave Guantanamo for medical care
Scott Roehm, director of CVT’s D.C. office, is quoted in an article by Harrison Cramer in National Journal.
Source: National Journal
Date: 07/14/2020 -
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
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