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Senior Management Team Freedom from Torture

WebKolbassia Haoussou MBE is a torture survivor who came to the UK in 2005 after fleeing persecution in central Africa. His career began with campaigning and advocating when …

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Detention Freedom from Torture

WebDetention is very harmful to mental and physical health. This is especially true for people who have survived torture. For torture survivors, being detained can bring back …

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Confronting torture in the Democratic Republic of Congo

WebThe routine use of brutal torture in the conflict situations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has previously attracted plenty of outrage and attention. But …

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About us Freedom from Torture

WebFreedom from Torture was founded on Christmas Eve 1985 by Helen Bamber and Amnesty International volunteers for the Care of Victims of Torture. Prior to this, there were few …

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Doctors documenting torture need to be alert to own self-care …

WebThis is true for all health care workers who care for people affected by trauma, including survivors of torture, women and men who are survivors of rape, …

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Trustees Freedom from Torture

WebPhilomène Uwamaliya is a former refugee and a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Philomène is an expert health advocate with a strong vision for …

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Training for organisations Freedom from Torture

WebAt Freedom from Torture we have 40 years’ experience of working with survivors of torture, supporting them to rebuild their lives. Designed by experts from our Clinical Services …

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Be kind to yourself. Please. Freedom from Torture

WebAt a recent joint Freedom from Torture-ILPA self-care training for immigration and asylum representatives/attendees identified the following factors, among others, that have an …

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"Place of the Unknown"

WebFeel my heart and you will know. I dare you, Come closer, Don’t be scare, Your actions show me you care, Not just words that you say, I have always known, You are my home. …

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MAKING A REFERRAL TO FREEDOM FROM TORTURE FOR …

WebRegistered charity no: 1000340 Registered in Scotland: SC039632 Company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales no: 2398586 Freedom from Torture North …

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Refugee and co-founder of anti-torture network Kolbassia …

WebFreedom from Torture is delighted that long standing staff member, and co-founder of the campaigning network Survivors Speak OUT, Kolbassia Haoussou has …

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Raif Badawi’s 1000 Lashes

Web28 January 2015. Freedom from Torture's head of doctors, Juliet Cohen, describes the medical implications of flogging and discusses the specifics of the case of Saudi blogger …

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The Poverty Barrier: The Right to Rehabilitation for Survivors …

WebIntroduction Freedom from Torture (formerly known as the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture) is a UK-based human rights organisation and one of the world's …

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Asylum support: a 26p a day increase is no increase at all

WebAfter months of campaigning, the government has finally broken their silence on reviewing existing asylum support rates in light of the outbreak of coronavirus.Their …

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The Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill …

Web2 statute of limitations because the presumption will prevent prosecution of alleged offenders due to the passage of time. 4. Article 7 of the CAT obliges a State Party to submit cases …

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Submission to HASC on Barracks

Web3 accommodation even without the connotations and privations of being in an isolated ex-military facility.3 2. The barracks are COVID-19 insecure and a risk to public health

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STRATEGY 2019 21

Web12 13 PROTECTION ACCOUNTABILITY Living every day in fear of being forced to return to further torture is one of the greatest barriers to rehabilitation for survivors.

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Therapy and practical help Freedom from Torture

WebWe offer trauma-focused therapy to help with the effects of torture. This can include symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder such as nightmares and flashbacks. We can …

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What is systemic racism and how does it affect our immigration …

WebLessons Not Learned. Our 2019 report, Lessons Not Learned, found evidence of institutional failures in the Home Office asylum system dating back 15 years. The report exposes the …

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