Press Releases
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Graham Bill a Travesty for Torture Survivors
Posted: 07/31/2019
The Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) today opposes S. 1494, the so-called “Secure and Protect Act” introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham. Read More ⇒
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CVT Bridging the Mental Health Care Gap for South Sudanese Torture Survivors in Gambella
Posted: 07/30/2019
To meet tremendous need for mental health care among South Sudanese refugee torture survivors, the Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) is now extending rehabilitative care in the Nguenyyiel refugee camp in the Gambella region of Ethiopia, informed by our January 2019 needs assessment focused on mental health. Read More ⇒
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Trump Administration Vastly Expands Fast-Track Deportation Process to Interior of the Country
Posted: 07/23/2019
ST. PAUL, Minn. and WASHINGTON — Just a week after the Trump administration implemented Asylum Ban 2.0, and on the heels of reports that some administration officials want to zero out the refugee admissions program next year, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan announced yet another policy that will create fear and uncertainty in the lives of asylum seekers and refugees: massive expansion of the “expedited removal” process. Read More ⇒
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CVT Condemns Threat of Zero Refugee Admissions Next Year
Posted: 07/18/2019
CVT responded to reports that the Trump administration is considering zeroing out the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program in fiscal year 2020. Read More ⇒
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CVT Denounces Trump Administration’s Misguided Attempt to Ban Individuals from Seeking Asylum at U.S. Southern Border
Posted: 07/15/2019
CVT explains the potential impacts on torture survivors of the new and misguided ban on asylum at the southern border. Read More ⇒
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Report Documents Pervasive Deficiencies in Medical Care of Detainees at Guantánamo Bay Detention Center
Posted: 06/26/2019
This week, the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) released a report detailing widespread medical deficiency at the Guantánamo Bay detention center. Read More ⇒
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Center for Victims of Torture Presents 2019 Eclipse Award to Annunciation House
Posted: 06/25/2019
The Center for Victims of Torture™ (CVT) is today presenting its annual Eclipse Award to Annunciation House, an organization founded to serve refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants at the U.S. southern border, and to Ruben Garcia, its executive director. The award is presented each year to an individual or organization that has played a crucial role in ending torture or in extending care and rehabilitation to torture survivors. Read More ⇒
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The Center for Victims of Torture Urges Congress to Reject the White House’s Supplemental Funding Request, Which Would Continue to Harm Families and Asylum Seekers
Posted: 05/02/2019
The Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) today decried the supplemental funding request by the White House, which would inflict increased harm upon already-traumatized individuals and families seeking safety in the United States. Read More ⇒
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CVT: White House Memorandum Continues to Narrow the Path for Survivors of Torture to Asylum and Healing
Posted: 05/01/2019
The Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) today condemned the April 29 Memorandum President Trump issued to Attorney General Barr, undermining torture survivors’ right to seek asylum in the United States. Read More ⇒
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Attorney General Barr’s Decision Compounds Trauma For Torture Survivors
Posted: 04/17/2019
The Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) today stood firmly with survivors of torture and others seeking asylum in the United States in response to Attorney General Barr’s decision permitting indefinite detention at the U.S. southern border. Read More ⇒
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