Press Releases
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Human Rights and Civil Liberties Groups Urge APA Not to Reverse Human Rights and Ethical Protections for Guantanamo Detainees
Posted: 08/07/2018
On August 3rd, the Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) sent a letter to the Board of Directors and Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association (APA) expressing serious concern at the prospect of the organization authorizing the return of military psychologists to the Guantanamo Bay prison to resume treating detainees. Late yesterday, a coalition of human rights and civil liberties groups joined CVT’s call. Read More ⇒
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CVT Letter to APA Questions Effort to Return Military Psychologists to Guantanamo
Posted: 08/02/2018
In a letter yesterday to the Board of Directors and Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) expressed serious concern at the prospect of the organization authorizing the return of military psychologists to the Guantanamo Bay prison. Read More ⇒
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CVT Condemns Trump Administration Guidance to Severely Curtail Asylum Access
Posted: 07/12/2018
The Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) today condemned the new guidance released by U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) that furthers the barriers the Trump Administration is building against individuals and families who are seeking asylum. Read More ⇒
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Center for Victims of Torture’s Atlanta Office Relocates to Clarkston, “The Most Diverse Square Mile in America”
Posted: 07/03/2018
The Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) today announced it has opened its doors in Clarkston, relocating from its former home in the Northlake neighborhood, where since 2016 it has offered rehabilitative care to asylum seekers and refugees who survived torture. Read More ⇒
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CVT Welcomes Important Step Toward Increased Funding for Torture Survivors
Posted: 06/29/2018
The Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) today welcomed the Senate Appropriations Committee’s decision to increase funding to the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s Services to Survivors of Torture (SOT) program. Read More ⇒
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Center for Victims of Torture Presents 2018 Eclipse Award to TASSC International
Posted: 06/26/2018
The Center for Victims of Torture™ (CVT) is today presenting its annual Eclipse Award to Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC), a coalition of torture survivors representing ethnic groups and countries across the globe. Read More ⇒
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CVT Decries Supreme Court Decision on Trump’s Muslim Ban
Posted: 06/26/2018
The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) today decried the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Hawaii, also known as the Muslim Ban. Read More ⇒
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CVT Denounces President Trump’s Executive Order on Family Separation
Posted: 06/21/2018
The Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) calls out the president’s executive order for continuing to harm vulnerable populations by trading one punitive tactic for others. Read More ⇒
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CVT Decries Cruelty Inflicted Upon Families and Asylum-Seekers by Trump Administration
Posted: 06/14/2018
The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) today decried the Trump Administration’s horrifying actions to tear families apart and deny asylum to those fleeing domestic or gang violence. Read More ⇒
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Center for Victims of Torture Honors TASSC International with 2018 Eclipse Award
Posted: 06/04/2018
The Center for Victims of Torture™ (CVT), an international NGO dedicated to healing survivors of torture, today announced it will present its annual Eclipse Award to Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC), in recognition of 20 years of tireless efforts to end torture worldwide and support survivors. 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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