CVT In the News
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How Therapeutic Justice Centres the Needs of Survivors in Justice Initiatives
Article by Debra L. DeLaet with Drake University, and CVT staff Shannon Golden, Ph.D., research associate, and Veronica Laveta, LCSW, MA, clinical advisor for mental health, was published as part of the WPS Forum on Gender, Global Health and Violence: Feminist perspectives on peace and disease.
Source: LSE, London School of Economics and Political Science
Date: 09/24/2021 -
MIL-OSI USA: Pressley Offers NDAA Amendments to End Militarization of Police and Boost Global COVID Vaccinations
CVT endorsed amendments to the NDAA brought by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley.
Source: Foreign Affairs
Date: 09/21/2021 -
Feeling Fear where My Parents Sought Refuge
An op ed by Yumna Rizvi, CVT policy analyst, on the experience and impact on Muslim-Americans of the U.S. response to 9/11.
Source: Inkstick Media
Date: 09/11/2021 -
Programming to Address Suicidal Behaviour among Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in a Camp Setting: A Field Report from Ethiopia
Members of the CVT Ethiopia team published this article titled “Programming to Address Suicidal Behaviour among Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in a Camp Setting: A Field Report from Ethiopia,” in Intervention Journal. Authors include Medhanye Alem, psychotherapist/trainer, Sandra Githaiga, clinical programs director, Esayas Kiflom, monitoring & evaluation officer, and Liyam Eloul, clinical advisor.
Source: Intervention Journal
Date: 09/10/2021 -
US Military Trial of 9/11 Suspects Drags on 20 Years After Attack
Scott Roehm, Washington director, is quoted saying: “Guantanamo should never have been stood up in the first place. Its animating philosophy was creating a place outside the reach of the law so that these men can be held for the rest of their lives.”
Source: Al Jazeera
Date: 09/10/2021 -
Guantanamo Bay: Sixty-Year Old Iraqi Detainee Suffering from Paralysis
Scott Roehm, CVT Washington director, is quoted regarding the situation when Abd al-Hadi Al-Iraqi, a detainee in Guantanamo, had a medical emergency.
Source: Middle East Eye
Date: 09/10/2021 -
How to Responsibly End Three Key Rights-Abusing Post-9/11 Policies
Scott Roehm, CVT Washington director, was co-author with Hina Shamsi and Priyanka Motaparthy, writing that “ . . . even in our polarized times, a significant majority of Americans are tired of perpetual conflicts and abuses, and hope that policy makers understand that our collective human security depends on new, rights-promoting ways forward.”
Source: Just Security
Date: 09/09/2021 -
Guantánamo, the Black Hole that the US has not Closed 20 Years After 9/11
Scott Roehm, CVT Washington director, was interviewed about Guantánamo prison by Xesco Reverter. The clip is in Catalan.
Source: TV3 US
Date: 09/08/2021 -
As Immigrant Communities Grow and the Pandemic Drags On, So Does the Need for Better, In-Language, Mental Health Resources
This article mentions CVT’s work in Georgia and quotes Darlene Lynch, head of external relations, CVT Georgia.
Source: 285 South
Date: 09/07/2021 -
St. Paul-based Center for Victims of Torture names new CEO
CVT’s announcement of Dr. Adams’s appointment as president and CEO was covered by Kelly Smith in the Star Tribune.
Source: Star Tribune
Date: 09/01/2021
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