CVT In the News
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Libyan Captive Faces Interrogation Aboard Floating US 'Black Site'
CVT Executive Director Curt Goering is quoted on the harmful effects of indefinite detention.
Source: Common Dreams
Date: 10/09/2013 -
Former U.S. Sen. Rod Grams dies of cancer at age 65
CVT Director of Policy and Development Pete Dross describes Senator Grams' work to secure passage of the Torture Victims Relief Act in 1998.
Source: MinnPost
Date: 10/09/2013 -
Miami Herald sources: Capitol Hill lawyer chosen as Pentagon’s ‘Guantánamo closer’
CVT is mentioned as one of the signers of a letter to President Obama urging him to appoint an envoy in the Defense Department to lead the effort to close the Guantánamo Bay prison.
Source: Miami Herald
Date: 10/07/2013 -
A Victim of Liberian War
The executive director of the Liberian Association of Psychosocial Services, a partner in CVT’s Partners in Trauma Healing (PATH), shares his experiences as a survivor. Read his story on page 119.
Source: TORTURE: Asian and Global Perspectives
Date: 10/01/2013 -
It's Time to Right the Wrongs of Torture
Citing pop culture's false depictions of torture, Executive Director Curt Goering writes the time is now to get the truth behind the U.S. government's past use of torture and cruel treatment.
Source: The Huffington Post
Date: 09/30/2013 -
Mental Health Global Humanitarian Priority
Jennifer J. Esala, Ph.D., a CVT Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, writes, “Now is the time to reinvigorate our commitment to supporting the rehabilitation needs of torture and war trauma survivors around the world.” The complete article begins on page 179.
Source: TORTURE: Asian and Global Perspectives
Date: 09/27/2013 -
Mental health care for survivors of torture and conflict
For the Minority Rights Group International's flagship report, State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2013, CVT staff write about CVT’s work providing mental health care to refugee survivors of torture and war trauma and the need to integrate mental health care in support of refugees and during post-conflict rebuilding.
Source: Minority Rights Group International: State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2013
Date: 09/24/2013 -
Charity of the week
CVT is named a charity of the week by The Week magazine.
Source: The Week
Date: 09/06/2013 -
Restoring Hope, Building Local Capacity
The United Methodist Women, long-time supporters of CVT’s international healing initiatives, feature our work in Dadaab, Kenya, the world’s largest refugee camp.
Source: United Methodist Women
Date: 08/26/2013 -
Mental Health Care as a Humanitarian Response
CVT Executive Director Curt Goering responds to the World Health Organization’s new clinical guidelines for effective mental health care for people exposed to trauma and loss.
Source: The Huffington Post
Date: 08/20/2013
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