CVT In the News
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Like the Warmbiers, former CIA detainees deserve chance to seek justice
David M. Crane, commissioner with the North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture and member of CVT's National Advisory Council, penned an OpEd published in The Hill.
Source: The Hill
Date: 05/19/2019 -
CBP Cannot Act as Both Captor and Confidant
CVT Senior Policy Counsel, Andrea Cárcamo-Cavazos, pushes back against the Trump White House’s move to use CBP officers in the role of asylum officers.
Source: Medium
Date: 05/09/2019 -
For Iraqi refugees in Amman, kindness, support and an application to Australia
An article at Mondoweiss includes mention that many traumatized Iraqi refugees in Jordan are referred to CVT in Amman.
Source: Mondoweiss
Date: 05/08/2019 -
For the Military Commissions, a Fork in the Road on Torture
Scott Roehm, director of CVT’s Washington, D.C., office, explores in a Just Security article whether Majid Khan's motion to have his sentence reduced due to the torture he was subjected to by the CIA is a chance for some accountability.
Source: Just Security
Date: 05/06/2019 -
Minneapolis law professor celebrated for 40 years of human rights work
An article highlighting the work of David Weissbrodt, a member of CVT’s National Advisory Council, mentions that he helped to found CVT. The article also quotes fellow NAC member Fionnuala Ní Aoláin.
Source: Star Tribune
Date: 05/05/2019 -
Survivors Of Political Torture Move Forward In The U.S.
Surita Sandosham, a member of CVT’s board and the executive director of Heartland Alliance International, was among the guests on WBEZ Radio’s “Worldview” program, discussing the Marjorie Kovler Center. CVT’s torture prevalence research is cited in the show notes.
Source: WBEZ Radio
Date: 05/01/2019 -
CACI Fights ‘Unprecedented’ Abu Ghraib Torture Liability Ruling
Scott Roehm, director of CVT’s Washington, D.C., office, is quoted in an article by Daniel Seiden for Bloomberg Law.
Source: Bloomberg Law
Date: 04/25/2019 -
Healing the wounds of torture survivors through 'rights-based mental healthcare'
Sonali Gupta, clinical advisor for mental health with CVT Jordan, is featured in the OHCHR article, “Healing the wounds of torture survivors through ‘rights-based mental healthcare.’”
Source: OHCHR
Date: 04/24/2019 -
Trump’s Latest Attack on Refugees: Closure of Overseas Immigration Offices
Curt Goering, CVT executive director, decries the announced closure of critical overseas immigration offices.
Source: Medium
Date: 04/10/2019 -
Senator Markey, and Reps. Lofgren and Neguse Introduce Legislation to Welcome Refugees to the U.S.
CVT is listed among the supporters of the GRACE Act legislation introduced by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02).
Source: The Office of Senator Edward J. Markey
Date: 04/09/2019
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