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Torture is a deliberate and systematic dismantling of a person’s identity and humanity through physical or psychological pain and suffering. Torture’s purpose is to destroy a sense of community, eliminate leaders, create a climate of fear, and produce a culture of apathy. The most common forms of torture reported by CVT clients are beatings and psychological torture. It is estimated that there are more than 50,000 torture survivors in Minnesota and as many as 1.3 million in the U.S.
Press Releases
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The Center for Victims of Torture Receives 2018 Dr. Guislain “Breaking the Chains of Stigma” Award for Providing Psychological Care and Resources for Survivors of Torture
Posted: 10/09/2018
The Dr. Guislain Museum and Janssen Research & Development, LLC (“Janssen”) today announced that the Center for Victims of Torture has been named the 2018 recipient of the Dr. Guislain “Breaking the Chains of Stigma” Award. Read More ⇒
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Center for Victims of Torture Marks 10 Years of Healing in Jordan
Posted: 10/08/2018
The Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) is marking 10 years of healing in Jordan, where the organization has cared for thousands of refugee survivors of torture and war, beginning with Iraqi clients and expanding over the years as conflicts and crises emerged in the region and beyond. Read More ⇒
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CVT: Trump Administration Decision to Slash FY2019 Refugee Admissions is an Attack on Hope
Posted: 10/05/2018
The Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) today decried the Trump Administration’s decision to set the Fiscal Year 2019 refugee admissions ceiling at 30,000, a historic low. Read More ⇒
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