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What We Do

We work toward a future in which torture ceases to exist, where survivors find healing and justice, and where survivors and communities restore their hope.

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Areas of Focus
Our Impact
Stories from the Ground
CVT is a humanitarian organization that currently has offices in Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Uganda, United States and additional project sites around the world.

Areas of Focus

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Healing Care

We provide direct care to survivors of torture and conflict-related trauma, including refugees and asylum seekers.

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Advocating for Change

Advocating for Change

We protect and promote human rights. We advocate for international justice and an end to torture worldwide.

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Building Resilience

We develop and support the resilience and professional capacity of humanitarian workers, civil society partners and human rights defenders.

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Advancing Research

We evaluate and measure the impact of clinical programs with torture survivors. We advance professional understanding of the humanitarian sector.

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Our Impact

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In 2025, even after significant federal funding loss, we worked to rebuild the lives of nearly 10 thousand survivors and their family members.
55,080
Since we opened, we’ve extended direct care to tens of thousands of individual torture survivors.
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Last year, clients reported having been tortured in 57 different countries of origin.
Numbers are through 2025.

Stories from the ground

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We are honored to earn the trust and accountability of these respected independent third-party organizations.
See other initiatives where CVT is leading the charge:
Healtorture.org
For People Who Work With Survivors
Professional Quality of Life
For Service Providers
New Tactics in Human Rights
For Human Rights Defenders
The Center for Victims of Torture is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (Tax ID number 36-3383933). © 2025 The Center for Victims of Torture. All rights reserved.

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