CVT In the News
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Somali ex-PM Samantar agrees to torture victim’s payout
BBC Africa analyst Martin Plaut cites CVT's estimate of the number of torture survivors in the United States in reference to a case brought by US-based Somali torture survivors.
Source: BBC News
Date: 08/29/2012 -
Minnesota's Karen Community: Third Home from Burma
In this audio documentary, journalist and radio producer Marisa Helms shares stories about the extraordinary lives of the Karen community in Minnesota. Hear CVT Psychotherapist Abbey Weiss describe her work with Karen refugees who have experienced violence in their war-torn country.
Source: KFAI
Date: 06/20/2012 -
CVT’s Curt Goering Appears on BelAhdan TV
CVT’s Curt Goering appeared on BelAhdan TV to discuss torture treatment and host Ahmed Tharwat’s recent trip to Egypt. Ahmed interviewed two brave, young women forced to undergo “virginity tests” by the Egyptian military. The “tests” are forms of humiliation intended to strip victims of identity, shame them and make them feel threatened.
Source: BelAhdan TV
Date: 05/31/2012 -
For Americans, it's easy to speak out against violations of human rights
In this commentary, Kristi Rendahl, an organizational development advisor at CVT, encourages readers to speak out against atrocities.
Source: Minnesota Public Radio
Date: 05/28/2012 -
HONORING THE CONRIBUTIONS AND DEDICATION OF A HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION: DOUGLAS A. JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR VI
Minnesota Congresswoman Betty McCollum's statement in the Congressional Record honoring the contributions and dedication of Executive Director Douglas A. Johnson.
Source: Congressional Record
Date: 01/24/2012 -
A champion of hope for torture victims is moving on after 23 years
Executive Director Douglas A. Johnson is profiled in the StarTribune.
Source: StarTribune
Date: 01/19/2012 -
Executive Director Douglas A. Johnson Appears on Twin Cities Public Television's Almanac
Executive Director Douglas A. Johnson recently appeared on Twin Cities Public Television's Almanac to discuss his 23-year history with CVT.
Source: Twin Cities Public Television's Almanac
Date: 12/16/2011 -
Mental health symptoms count among the barriers that refugees must overcome
Many of the 70,000 refugees who have arrived in Minnesota are wracked by the effects of political violence and torture yet are hesitant to speak about the atrocities they survived. CVT is working with refugee leaders and clinics to help refugees overcome their mental health problems.
Source: Minnesota Public Radio
Date: 10/17/2011 -
Global Voices: Hunger can be dealt with. Horror, not so easily.
Craig and Mark Kielburger of Free the Children write about the famine and terror in Somalia.
Source: The Toronto Star
Date: 08/29/2011 -
From ethnic turmoil to vibrant diversity, trio helped Pelican Rapids transform its culture
This article by reporter Sharon Schmickle profiles three leaders who helped Pelican Rapids embrace rapid change in the mid-1990s. CVT is mentioned as a group that helped local leaders understand the trauma some newly arrived refugees experiences.
Source: MinnPost.com
Date: 08/17/2011
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