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Through our global membership, we fight to eradicate torture and offer health-based rehabilitation services to help torture survivors rebuild their lives.
Joined October 2008
#Colombia has been experiencing a sociopolitical conflict for over half a century, which has fractured many of the country's diverse communities. IRCT member El Centro de Atención Psicosocial @capscol_co supports survivors in reclaiming their life projects.
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A commemorative photo was taken featuring the members of the General Assembly of the Association of Detainees and Missing of Sednaya Prison during their first visit to the prison after its liberation. They all endured bitter years of suffering in its depths and darkness,
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IMLU held a training needs assessment with @NPSOfficial_KE, @DCI_Kenya, to strengthen police training and capacity. IMLU emphasized that training should focus on attitudes and behaviour change and skills transfer. This joint effort strengthens professionalism and accountability.
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Why is the issue of #torture integral to the fight for #democracy? And why does it matter to young people today? Take two minutes out from your busy Monday to listen to the explanation from Wangechi Kahuria, Executive Director of Independent Medico-Legal Unit (@IMLU_org ) #Kenya.
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♦️The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the escalation of settler attacks, the latest of which involved the burning of a mosque and a commercial facility over the past few days. This attack is part of a broader violence supported by the Israeli
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The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the escalation of settler attacks, the latest of which involved the burning of a mosque and a commercial facility over the past few...
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How to assess #Israel's policy to #torture Palestinians in its custody? A consequence of a "system of colonial domination" as @DrSamahJabr and Maria Helbich describe? Are they correct? Make up your own mind by reading #TortureJournal 👉 https://t.co/uSOvBBSlvz
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Ogoke Ngozi Gladys is a survivor of #torture from #Nigeria who received #rehabilitation and #livelihood support from IRCT member Prisoners' Rehabilitation and Welfare Action @prawa_ngo Today she is an advocate against #torture and a member of the IRCT's Survivor Advisory Board.
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Day 2 of our 3-Day Peer Support Training ✅ Today’s focus was on building practical skills — from active listening to understanding the role of empathy in survivor-led care. Participants worked in groups and supported one another in ways that reflect the essence of peer support.
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@wavegambia joins 16 African countries as part of the #UnitedAgainstTorture consortium, supported by @IRCT, @omctorg @apt_geneva & @Omega_RF. Together, we're strengthening the anti-torture movement nationally and regionally, shaping collective priorities for a torture-free
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Israeli forces weaponize gender in torture of Palestinians from #Gaza. DIGNITY’s Grant Shubin shows how gender roles are exploited — emasculating men, sexualizing women, and targeting reproductive health. https://t.co/LzOpp1nCXi
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A legal analysis by DIGNITY’s legal advisor Grant Shubin finds that Israeli forces draw on gender roles to torture men and women in different ways — emasculating men, sexualizing women, restricting...
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IRCT Council: 'Fund #Gaza's Mental Health' #SupportGazaSurvivors
#MentalHealthMatters
#UnitedAgainstTorture
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'Rebuilding #Gaza Begins with Healing Minds' IRCT Council: "Integrate #MentalHealth into every humanitarian response, from education to protection to healthcare." Download the IRCT Council statement 👉 https://t.co/kz5N0BHBlm
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“Those who came to our very first clinic in Minnesota 40 years ago included people who had suffered unspeakable horrors and lost everything, often simply because they opposed tyranny and injustice,” said @SAdamsR2P, CVT president and CEO. Part 1 of 2: https://t.co/dOB4YdiPc9
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In 2025, the Center for Victims of Torture commemorates 40 years of helping torture survivors rebuild their lives and restore their hope.
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IRCT stands #UnitedAgainstTorture with our partner @pchrgaza and our members @GCMHPMedia and @TRC_Palestine
Denial of medical care by doctors to patients in need is a fundamental breach of the foundations of medical ethics and of international #HumanRights law. Yet in testimonies gathered by field researchers and members of the legal team at the Palestinian Centre for #HumanRights,
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We condemn in the strongest terms the draconian sanctions imposed by The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on our organisations: @alhaq_org , @AlMezanCenter & @pchrgaza -1/3
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🇲🇽 Weaving threads of resistance in #Mexico In 2024, survivors of torture and family members came together for the first National Meeting of Victims of Torture, led by local organisations like CEPAD, Fundar, and the Red Nacional de Peritos, with OMCT’s support. Torture
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Field researchers and members of the legal team at the Palestinian Centre for #HumanRights interviewed 100 Palestinian former detainees arrested by Israel in #Gaza between October 2023 and 2024. The report 'Torture and Genocide' found that in addition to severe deprivation of
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