Press Releases
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CVT Calls for Immediate Investigation into New Reports of Gross Human Rights Abuses in ICE Detention
Posted: 09/18/2020
The Center for Victims of Torture™ (CVT) is horrified at recent allegations that women at the Irwin County Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, are being subjected to sterilization procedures, unnecessarily and without their consent, in addition to other forms of gross medical neglect and related abuse. Read More ⇒
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CVT Mourns the Death of Legendary Civil Rights Leader John Lewis
Posted: 07/18/2020
CVT today issued this statement after the death of Congressman John Lewis of Georgia. Read More ⇒
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CVT Mourns the Passing of Milton Glaser
Posted: 07/01/2020
CVT issued this statement at the sad news of the loss of Milton Glaser. Read More ⇒
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Final Rules on Work Authorizations for Asylum Seekers Published This Week Devastating to Torture Survivors
Posted: 06/26/2020
ST. PAUL, Minn. & WASHINGTON — The Center for Victims of Torture™ (CVT) today issued this statement in response to the asylum rules posted in the Federal Register. Read More ⇒
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Center for Victims of Torture Presents 2020 Eclipse Award to Dr. Heval Kelli
Posted: 06/25/2020
The Center for Victims of Torture™ (CVT) is today presenting its annual Eclipse Award to Dr. Heval Kelli, a Katz Foundation Fellow in Preventive Cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine and a Syrian Kurdish refugee. Read More ⇒
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CVT Demands Justice in Death of George Floyd
Posted: 05/27/2020
The Center for Victims of Torture™ (CVT) today issued this statement in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Read More ⇒
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Immigration Suspension Would Be Political Grandstanding At Its Worst
Posted: 04/21/2020
The Center for Victims of Torture™ (CVT) today responded to reports that President Trump is preparing to temporarily suspend immigration to the United States. Read More ⇒
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CVT Georgia Dedicated to Client Care During Pandemic
Posted: 03/25/2020
The Center for Victims of Torture™ (CVT) today issued a message of reassurance and solidarity from its Georgia healing center, as Georgians grapple with COVID-19. Read More ⇒
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Closing U.S. Southern Border to Those Most in Need is Unlawful, Immoral
Posted: 03/18/2020
The Center for Victims of Torture™ (CVT) today issued a statement calling for the United States’ borders to remain open to the pursuit of asylum. Read More ⇒
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Center for Victims of Torture Steadfast in Supporting Torture Survivors In Face of COVID-19
Posted: 03/17/2020
The Center for Victims of Torture™ (CVT) today posted a statement as the world grapples with the COVID-19 outbreak. Read More ⇒
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