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Looking for humour and other coping mechanisms: from UK’s Freedom From Torture
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a regular series from centres involved in the Peer Support project (more fully described in our earlier blog here). See other previous posts in this series here, he… more →
World Without Torture
Looking for humour and other coping mechanisms: from UK's Freedom From Torture
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a regular series from centres involved in the Peer Support proje … more →
Beneath the Blindfold: an inspiring documentary on torture and rehabilitation
wrote 3 weeks ago: Editor’s Note: Beneath the Blindfold, a documentary by Ines Sommer and Kathy Berger, follows t … more →
No state support, little funding: how Bulgaria centre manages to treat torture victims in trying times
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wrote 2 months ago: Editor’s Note: This is the second in a regular series from centres involved in the Peer Support proj … more →
The Significance of Resistance
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wrote 4 months ago: Vietnam, 1968: A U.S. soldier questions an enemy suspect with the help of a water-boarding technique … more →
Treating Torture Survivors
wrote 4 months ago: If you work as a therapist or in the field of mental health, I need you to know this: traditional fo … more →
Beyond survivors: A writer's story
wrote 6 months ago: Philo Ikonya is a poet, author and journalist from Kenya “I was a candidate in the [2008] elec … more →
[From the web] Edeliza P. Hernandez: Ten Portraits against Torture and Impunity -OMCT
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wrote 6 months ago: Edeliza P. Hernandez: Ten Portraits against Torture and Impunity Photo source: OMCT.org I am Ms. Mar … more →
Beyond survivors: A president's story
wrote 6 months ago: While gender violence is a near universal problem, there are regional challenges to addressing it. O … more →
Speakers and Musicians at the Gates of Fort Benning, Georgia
wrote 7 months ago: From November 16-18, 2012, thousands of human rights activists, torture survivors, anti-war veterans … more →
[Press Release] Filipino doctor elected to key UN anti-torture committee -MAG
wrote 7 months ago: Filipino doctor elected to key UN anti-torture committee Dr. June Pagaduan Lopez has been elected am … more →
[In the news] Noted Filipina doctor named to UN anti-torture body -InterAksyon.com
wrote 7 months ago: Noted Filipina doctor named to UN anti-torture body By InterAksyon.com October 26, 2012 A Filipina d … more →
Identifying torture survivors key for accessing rehabilitation
wrote 9 months ago: New project aims to train key staff in asylum reception to identify torture survivors Two distressin … more →
JUNE CARIDAD C. PAGADUAN-LOPEZ, MD -Candidate for election as a member of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT)
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wrote 9 months ago: JUNE CARIDAD C. PAGADUAN-LOPEZ, MD PHILIPPINES Candidate for election as a member of the UN Subcommi … more →
ON THE LINE: July edition features remembering PC-Burlington co-founder Marmete Hayes; Jim Gower, PC's first peace ambassador; and more
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wrote 11 months ago: Compiled by Johnny Zokovitch Each month, “On The Line” features news items and announcements from ar … more →
"I believe that we who were tortured will never be the same"
wrote 11 months ago: Documentary features the stories of four torture survivors A still from the documentary After Life: … more →
Participation vs. Paternalism: Collecting and sharing survivor testimony
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wrote 11 months ago: Many may have noticed that in the two weeks leading up to the 26 June, we shared daily stories from … more →
Tortured by police, Kunja overcomes emotional distress through rehabilitation
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wrote 1 year ago: Editor’s Note: Rehabilitation works and is a torture survivor’s right: this is the theme … more →
Reasons why we run, links to information
wrote 1 year ago: Here are some links to information about the reasons we run, the reasons we have a Team of Strength. … more →
I want to support ASTT, but a marathon?
wrote 1 year ago: Is a marathon for me? Twenty-six miles is a long way and even the half-marathon at 13 miles seems a … more →
