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ACAT - France
(only available in french) To top

ACAT - Togo
(from Human Rights Internet directory)
ACAT-Togo is the Togo branch of the French-based Fédération internationale de l`action des chrétiens pour l`abolition de la torture (FIACAT). It was formed after the government brutally suppressed the student demonstrations of September 1990. Four years later, it still had not received permission to function officially. To top

ADDAMEER - Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association
A Palestinian non-governmental, civil institution which focuses on human rights issues. Established in 1992 by a group of activists interested in human rights, the center`s activities focus on offering support for Palestinian prisoners, advocating the rights of political prisoners, and working to end torture through monitoring, legal procedures and solidarity campaigns. To top

AMANI Trust
The AMANI Trust is a Zimbabwean-registered non-governmental organisation which was established in 1993. AMANI operates on a non-profit basis, providing services free of charge. AMANI depends upon voluntary funding from institutions and organisations which share its objectives. To top

ASPIS
ASPIS strongly believe that victims of crime, severe incidents, torture and war have a right to receive medical treatment and psychotherapeutic support – irrespective of their financial situation and/or legal status. To top

ATYHA, Centro de Alternativas en Salud Mental
(from IRCT directory)
At present the primary objectives of ATYHA focus on mental health and human rights, and include a programme to assist torture victims. To top

About Human Rights
AboutHumanRights was formed to offer a reference point on comprehensive advice on human rights. Comprehensive and easily absorbed information on your human rights, the Human Rights Act and privacy & protection issues in the UK and Abroad. To top

Action for Children in Conflict (AfCiC)
Action for Children in Conflict (AfCiC) works to break cycles of violence, hatred and despair by providing psychological, emotional and educational support to the survivors of conflict. AfCiC focuses its activities on children and young people, who have the greatest capacity to transcend the conflicts of their communities and to bring about change in the future. To top

Advanced Medical Centre for Trauma Victims (AMCTV)
(from IRCT directory)
AMCTV works with prisoners who are victims of torture, e.g. political prisoners, and other forms of violence. We also conduct follow-ups with people released from prison and their families. To top

Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (ASTT)
The Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (ASTT) is a group of physicians, psychologists, social workers and human rights advocates who have come together to find ways to help survivors of torture and trauma. We began in 1994 as a non-profit group, working to alleviate the suffering of those who have immigrated to this country after experiencing the horror and trauma of war and human rights abuses. To top

African Centre for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (ACTV)
The mission of ACTV is to increase the general quality and quantity of treatment offered to traumatised victims of institutionalised torture and to enhance the democratisation process by increased awareness of basic human rights. To top

African Commission of Health and Human Rights Promoters - Ghana
(from Human Rights Internet directory)
CAPSDH-Ghana has established a treatment and rehabilitation centre which provides physical and psychological treatment and counselling to former detainees and their families. To top

Al-Khiam Center for the Rehabilitation of the Victims of Torture
Rehabilitation center for victims of torture in Lebanon. To top

Albanian Rehabilitation Centre for Trauma and Torture Victims
The Albanian Rehabilitation Centre for Trauma and Torture Victims - ARCT is an independent, non-governmental organisation established in 1993. ARCT is the only centre in Albania with experience in the rehabilitation of survivors of torture and organised violence and prevention of torture. ARCT applies a multidisciplinary approach in its activities. To top

Amel Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture (ACTRVT)
(from IRCT directory)
The primary objective of the Amel Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture is to provide treatment, rehabilitation, direct assistance, awareness and legal aid to victims of torture. To top

Animus Association Foundation
Animus Association Foundation is a women`s non-governmental organisation created to help victims of violence in Bulgaria. The team of the Foundation consists of clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, and social workers. To top

Argentine Team for Psychosocial Assistance and Research (EATIP)
(from IRCT directory)
Assistance is offered to physically and psychologically tortured persons and persons who have been imprisoned for a long time and relatives of torture victims and missing persons. To top

Armenian Mental Health Foundation
The Armenian Mental Health Foundation was founded in 1996 and has grown up from a small group of concerned people into vigorous organization with strong network of supporters and regional branches. The foundation has become a leading national NGO in the field of mental health in Armenia. To top

Asian Regional Secretariat for Rehabilitation of Survivors of Organized Violence (RAS)
(from Human Rights Internet directory)
RAS was established as a result of a regional conference on rehabilitation of torture victims, held in Islamabad in October 1991. To top

Assistance Centre for Torture Survivors (ACET)
The Assistance Centre for Torture Survivors - ACET is a Bulgarian non-governmental, non-profit foundation established in 1995. Its main goals are to provide medical rehabilitation for torture victims and to work for raising awareness on human rights and torture prevention. (In Bulgarian and English.) To top

Association Chrétienne pour l`abolition des tortures et pour le respect des droits de l`homme (ACATDH)
(from Human Rights Internet directory)
ACADH organizes campaigns to raise public consciousness about human rights and the problem of torture; holds seminars and workshops on such topics as the African Charter for Human and Peoples` Rights; issues press releases in cases of mass violations; and produces audio-visual cassettes. To top

Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS)
ASeTTS is a non profit, non government organisation which provides treatment and support to people who have been tortured or traumatized by violent conflicts. Many of our clients are recent arrivals to Australia, although our services are available to all survivors whatever the length of their residence in Australia has been. To top

Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)
The Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) is an independent non-governmental organisation working worldwide to prevent torture and ill-treatment. To top

Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists (ATSS)
The Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists (ATSS) has internationally recognized certifications for trauma responders. It is a membership Association which develops standards of service and education for those who provide critical emotional care to trauma victims and survivors. ATSS has always endeavored to recognize and support both service providers and the consumers affected by all aspects of trauma in the international setting. ATSS is dedicated to excellence in training, education and experience to ensure that victims of crime, abuse, war, terrorism and disasters receive the most compassionate and effective care as possible. To top

Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTSS)
ASTSS is an organisation of over 600 health professionals dedicated to the treatment and prevention of trauma It is closely involved with ISTSS, the international body based in the USA. ASTSS has Chapters in each Australian State and in New Zealand. To top

Autonomous Women`s Center Against Sexual Violence
Autonomous Women`s Center Against Sexual Violence was founded in Yugoslavia in 1993 with the primary aim to work with women raped in war, as well as to support women survivors of all kinds of male violence against women. To top

Balay Rehabilitation Center
As a human rights institution, it renders psychosocial rehabilitation services to victims of human rights violations in the Philippines. Specifically, it caters to the needs of victims of internal displacement arising from development aggression and armed conflict; political detention; extra-judicial killings or summary execution; and to survivors of enforced disappearance. To top

Balkan Network for the Prevention of Torture and Rehabilitation of Victims (BA.N)
The Balkan Network for the Prevention of Torture and Rehabilitation of Victims (BA.N) is a non-profit, non- governmental organisation acting in the region. BA.N is a network of rehabilitation centres or other similar organisations or individuals providing rehabilitation services for torture victims or implementing activities in the field of torture prevention. To top

Bangladesh Rehabilitation Centre for Trauma Victims (BRCT)
BRCT’s ultimate goal is to prevent torture from all sphere of the society and establish human rights of the mass peoples of Bangladesh. BRCT’s another goal is to give full supports and it efforts with united movement of world organization of torture for the prevention torture from the world. To top

Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture
The Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture is a treatment program jointly supported by Bellevue Hospital Center and the NYU School of Medicine. The Program was established in 1995 to provide multidisciplinary treatment and rehabilitative services to survivors of political torture and their families. To top

Berlin Center for the Treatment of Torture Victims (BZFO)
(in German)
The Berlin Center for the Treatment of Torture Victims (BZFO) was founded in 1992 with support from the German Red Cross. The BZFO is a non-profit association committed to the rehabilitation of torture victims. The idea for the establishment of a treatment center was born out of the confrontation with the history of Nazi medicine, the subsequent refusal of a large part of the German medical profession to face up to the Holocaust survivors and to grant them reparation and rehabilitation. (Also in German) To top

Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights
The Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights aims to provide comprehensive health care for refugees and survivors of torture and related trauma coordinated with legal aid and social services; to educate and train agencies and professionals who serve these communities; to advocate for the promotion of health and human rights in the United States and worldwide; and to conduct clinical, epidemiological, and legal research for the better understanding and the promotion of health and quality of life for survivors of torture and related trauma. To top

Brandon Hamber
Brandon Hambers homepage, an academic that focuses on the psychological implications of strategies for dealing with a violent political past such as truth commissions, reconciliation as a theoretical and applicable concept, truth recovery processes and transitional justice more broadly, healing and dealing with the psychological legacy of violence, as well as comparative research on violence and crime in countries in transition. To top

CARITAS - Flüchtlingsberatung Köln, Therapiezentrum für Folteropfer
(from IRCT directory)
Offers therapy and case work for refugees and victims of torture. To top

CINAT - Coalition of International Non-Governmental Organisations Against Torture
Which are the organisations that are members of the CINAT?
These international NGOs combating torture are: Amnesty International (AI), the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), the International Federation of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture, (Fi.ACAT), the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), REDRESS: Seeking Reparation for Torture Survivors (REDRESS) and the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT). To top

COMPASSION, Humanitarian and Charitable Center
(from IRCT directory)
The primary objectives of the centre are to provide psychological, medical, and social assistance to survivors of Stalin`s political repression. Clients are old, sick, and often lonely people. Many have had their lives completely ruined by unjust and unlawful arrests and imprisonment, and have lost all their relatives and friends. To top

CamboKids
Cambodian organisation of volunteers that seek to break the cycle of violence by allowing children to gain resilience through activities and play, processing the stress and anxiety they experience in their families and communities, (re)building individual and collective identity, and addressing the silence in older generations concerning past events. To top

Cambodian Health Network
This website is dedicated to survivors and their families and is committed to a greater understanding of the physical and psychological illness that comes from war, torture and genocide. To top

Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
The Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture aids survivors to overcome the lasting effects of torture and war. In partnership with the community, the Centre supports survivors in the process of successful integration into Canadian society, works for their protection and integrity, and raises awareness of the continuing effects of torture and war on survivors and their families. The CCVT gives hope after the horror. To top

Center for Crisis Psychology (CCP)
Center for Crisis Psychology (CCP) is a Norwegian center specialized in the effects of traumas and losses on children and adults. The center has established close collaboration with a number of international resource centers and institutions, and this new internet service will provide information from the international activities of CCP and partners in different parts of the world. To top

Center for Rehabilitation and Abolition of Torture (CRAT)
CRAT provides psychosocial support programmes for victims (all sectors of population), including refugees, depending on the availability of resources. Financial assistance can be provided to speed up the rehabilitation process. To top

Center for Traume- og Torturoverlevere (CETT)
The Centre for Trauma and Torture Survivors (CETT), which is based in the County of Vejle - Denmark, is a rehabilitation and development centre that is engaged in work for refugees suffering from trauma as a result of war and/or torture. To top

Centre de Soins de L’A.V.R.E.
AVRE has been running and continues to run a health centre since 1984. It also helps set up health centres and health programmes, and works to educate health professionals about the reality of torture and its scars. In 1993, AVRE obtained the French Government’s first Human Rights prize. To top

Centre for Care of Torture Victims (CCTV)
(from IRCT directory)
The primary objective of the centre is to provide medical and psychosocial services to rehabilitate torture victims or their spouses and children. To top

Centre for Peace, Non-violence and Human Rights - Osijek
Centre for Peace, Non-violence and Human Rights, Osijek was founded in May 1992 by a number of intellectuals (doctors, teachers, lawyers and economists) as a contribution to preserving a nucleus of civil society resistant to ethnic, religious, political or ideological divisions imposed by the war. (also in Croatian) To top

Centre for Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors (CRTS)
CRTS in Bangladesh is a registered, non-profit, non-governmental organization devoted to treatment and rehabilitation, free of charge, for torture victims irrespective of age, sex, religion, cast, ideologies and nationalities. CRTS was first founded in 1996 in Dhaka by a core group of medical professions concerned for those affected by torture. To top

Centre for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (CTD)
The objectives of Kris- och Traumacentrum are to assess and treat trauma and torture sequelae among victims residing in the greater Stockholm area, provide documentation for assistance in asylum or other processes through the application of forensic, psychiatric and psychological methods, disseminate knowledge on trauma and torture sequelae among health professionals, the general public, and policy-makers through education, publications, and/or advocacy.
(only available in Swedish) To top

Centre for Torture Survivors in Finland (CTSF)
The Centre for Torture Survivors in Finland (CTSF) carries out mental health work among immigrants. It is a specialized medical treatment unit that assesses, treats and rehabilitates refugees who are traumatized because they have been tortured in their home countries. The refugees` close relatives are also included in the treatment. To top

Centre for Torture Victims (CTV)
The Centre for Torture Victims, Sarajevo - CTV was established in 1997 with the professional assistance of IRCT Copenhagen and financed by the European Commission. To top

Centre for Victims of Torture Nepal (CVICT)
The Centre for Victims of Torture Nepal (CVICT), a non-profit, non-governmental organization, was established in 1990 to rehabilitate torture survivors and advocate against torture in Nepal. To top

Centre for Women War Victims
The Centre for Women War Victims is a non-governmental, feminist, anti-militaristic organization founded in 1992 with an aim to empower women, reacting to war violence against women, as well as misogynic and nationalistic politics in Croatia and the countries of former Yugoslavia. By empowering women regardless of their nationality, ethnicity, religious beliefs, status, age and sexual orientation we contribute to improving women`s human rights, and women`s position in society. (also in Croatian) To top

Centre for Women in Crisis (ROSHNI)
ROSHNI focuses on the specific and unique issues of women. Women that are suffering from direct or indirect torture, domestic violence, gender discrimination, and sexual assault, fall under the footprint of ROSHNI. The predicament may be physical, psychological, social or legal in nature. To top

Centre for the Care of Survivors of Torture (CCST)
The Centre for the Care of Survivors of Torture (CCST), established in 2001, is dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of survivors of torture.
The Centre provides a comprehensive range of specialist services, (Client Services) such as medical assessments, counseling and complimentary therapies. Medico-legal reports can be prepared for clients as part of the asylum determination process. To top

Centre for the Care of Torture and Trauma Victims (CCTV)
(from IRCT directory)
Since 1998, CCTV has provided treatment to more than 5,000 survivors of torture from 17 countries, treating an average of 15-20 patients a week. To top

Centre for the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and their Relatives (CPTRT)
(from IRCT directory)
Services are offered to torture survivors, and are also offered to family members of torture survivors, of individuals who have been politically assassinated, of disappeared persons, and of people who have been extrajudicially executed by the police. To top

Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) is a multi-disciplinary South African non-governmental organisation. Since its inception in 1989, the CSVR has been dedicated to making a meaningful contribution to peaceful and fundamental transformation in South Africa, and in the Southern African region. To top

Centro de Estudio Legales y Sociales (CELS)
Today, CELS works to uncover human rights violations that take place within the democratic context. Themes such as discrimination, institutional violence, access to justice, prison conditions, access to information, the freedom of expression, rights of immigrants and refugees, as well as economic, social, and cultural rights compose the ambit of CELS’ action. To top

Centrum `45
Centrum `45, founded in 1973, is the dutch national centre for medical-psychological treatment for members of the resistance and victims of war and organized violence. In order to realise its aims Centrum `45 offers a broad range of therapies. (also in Dutch) To top

Child Protection in the Philippines
A project which involves several organisations that work with child protection in the Philippines. To top

Children Crisis Centre (CCC)
CCC is a project of Voice Against Torture, which deals with children survivors of torture. In Pakistan, majority of children have to bear a very hard life. Poverty, malnutrition, dearth of health care services, lack of educational facilities, little or no cultural/ recreational outlets, child labor, disruption of family life as a result of socio-economic and politico-legal repression, and stepping up of the rates of delinquency and addiction, are the main problems being confronted by Pakistani children. To top

Children and Armed Conflict Unit
The Children and Armed Conflict Unit aims to keep the issue of the impact of armed conflict on children in the public and institutional eye through its web-site, which provides accessible information on conflicts and relevant international standards and norms as well as good practices relating to children. To top

Children and War Foundation
The Children and War Foundation has been created to ensure that more solid knowledge about children can be gathered, and then used to improve the care of all children affected by war and disaster. Two professional groups, the Center for Crisis Psychology in Bergen, Norway and the Institute of Psychiatry in London, UK, have been instrumental in setting up this foundation. To top

Children`s Human Rights Centre of Albania
CRCA works in the area of child protection, child development and child participation. The main programme of the organisation include: child labour programme, socio-legal centre, training programme, education on children`s rights in schools, children`s clubs, monitoring and reporting, child trafficking and prostitution. To top

Children`s Rehabilitation Center (CRC)
The Children`s Rehabilitation Center (CRC) is a non-stock, non-profit, non-government institution serving children and families who are victims of state violence in the Philippines. It focuses its services on children in the rural and urban areas who suffer physical health problems, emotional disorders, and social maladjustments due to such traumatic events as arrest, torture, forced displacement, strafing, bombing, massacre, disappearance, and other forms of human rights violations. To top

Christians Against Torture
ACAT(UK) was formed in 1984 by the then British Council of Churches, with the active support of Amnesty International. ACAT is affiliated to the International Federation of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (FiACAT) in Paris, and is a Body in Association with Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. ACAT`
s aim is to work, as Christians, for the abolition of torture worldwide. We seek to increase awareness in the Churches and among Christians of the widespread and evil use of torture and the need, for reasons of Christian faith, to campaign for its abolition. To top

Coalition to stop the use of Child Soldiers (CSC)
Six leading international organisations have joined together to promote what became known as a "straight-18" ban on the use of children as soldiers - a ban on all recruitment of children under the age of 18, by any armed force or group (governmental or nongovernmental) - and to ensure the demobilisation and rehabilitatation of all existing child soldiers. To top

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs)
Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, established within or as extensions of existing health-care centres. One of the objectives of the CMHCs is to provide clinical services for persons with mental health problems, and psychosocial rehabilitation of war traumatized persons. To top

Community Studies and Psychosocial Action Team (ECAP)
ECAP was established in 1997 to provide psychological rehabilitation services to victims of torture and their communities. The organization also conducts research, analysis, and training about the effects of torture and treatment strategies. To top

Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH)
(from IRCT directory)
The objectives of the psychotherapeutic treatment are to provide psychological assistance to victims of political violence and torture, mental health training for people working in the human rights area and who are in direct contact with victims of political violence, psychological assistance to teams that work with victims
awareness of the consequences of torture and political violence on mental health and other prevention activities. To top

Cordelia Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Torture Victims.
Cordelia Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Torture Victims started its work in autumn 1996 with psychosocial counseling and psychiatric rehabilitation of traumatized war victims and tortured refugees coming from all over the world. Cordelias basic mission is to offer psychiatric and psychosocial care to torture survivors and other serious trauma victims of organized violence. It is based in Budapest, Hungary. To top

Corporacion de Promocion y Defensa de los Derechos del Pueblo (CODEPU)
(from IRCT directory)
The primary objectives of CODEPU are to promote and protect human rights through treatment, support, defence, reporting, training, and investigation; and to cooperate in the consolidation of democracy and the effective promotion of the rights of individuals and communities. To top

Corporación AVRE – apoyo a Víctimas Pro-Recuperación emocional
(from IRCT directory)
AVRE is a non-government organization. It was founded in 1992 on the initiative of a group of psychiatrists of the National University of Colombia. Its mission is to facilitate an integral recovery of persons and communities that have been victims of socio-political violence. To top

David V. Baldwins Trauma Information Page
These Trauma Pages focus primarily on emotional trauma and traumatic stress, including PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder) and dissociation, whether following individual traumatic experience(s) or a large-scale disaster. To top

Disaster Mental Health Institute (DMHI)
The DMHI was founded in 1993, and was designated a South Dakota Board of Regents Center of Excellence in 1997. The mission of the DMHI is the promotion, development, and application of both practice and research in disaster mental health. To top

EXIL, Health Centre for Refugees
(from IRCT directory)
The multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural staff of Exil offer medical and psychotherapeutic assistance and have a specific programme offering support to asylum seekers and refugees who are victims of torture. To top

El Nadim Centre
(from IRCT directory)
The centre treats men, women, and children who are victims of torture, state violence, social/domestic violence, rape/sexual abuse, and institutional violence. Treatment lines are tailored according to each client. Although most clients are of Egyptian nationality, other nationalities are also seen. To top

European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
The Convention provides non-judicial preventive machinery to protect detainees. It is based on a system of visits by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). The Secretariat of the CPT forms part of the Council of Europes Directorate General of Human Rights.
(also in French) To top

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
ECRE is an umbrella organisation of 74 refugee-assisting agencies in 31 countries working towards fair and humane policies for the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees. To top

European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS)
The European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, established in 1993, is the European network for professionals in the field of psychotraumatology. To top

F.I.R.S.T. Project Inc
F.I.R.S.T. Project Inc offers a variety of services For Immigrants and Refugees Surviving Torture. These services are offered to individuals and families that have experienced trauma and/or torture under the color of law. We offer therapy, assessments, education and training utilizing a collaborative approach. We are committed to helping individuals and families overcome adversity and counteract the pain, inhumanity and degradation of the torture and trauma experience. To top

FORUM-ASIA
is committed to building a peaceful, just, equitable and ecologically sustainable community of peoples and societies in Asia, where all human rights of all individuals, groups and peoples – in particular, the poor, marginalised and discriminated against – are fully respected and realised in accordance with internationally accepted human rights norms and standards. To top

Family Rehabilitation Centre (FRC)
The aim of the FRC is to provide holistic care to those affected by the armed conflict in all areas of Sri Lanka, irrespective of ethnicity, religion, or political ideology. To top

Florida Center for Survivors of Torture
Florida Center for Survivors of Torture is a regional treatment center for refugees and others who are survivors of torture and extreme trauma. Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services is the lead agency in a collaboration with three area resettlement agencies (Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Lutheran Services Florida and World Relief) and the University of South Florida`s Medical School and School of Public Health. To top

Forum des Activistes Contre la Torture (FACT-Rwanda)
Forum des Activistes Contre la Torture (FACT-Rwanda) is a non profit human rights organization addressing the issues of torture and organized violence in Rwanda. To top

Forum of Active Persons Against Torture in Burundi
(from IRCT directory)
The primary objectives of FACT Burundi are to:
*Fight against torture
*Assist and rehabilitate torture victims in Burundi
*Educate and train officials, government employees, soldiers and policemen in this field To top

Foundation for Integral Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence (PRIVA)
(from IRCT directory)
The primary objectives of PRIVA are to contribute to the eradication of torture in Ecuador and to promote the integral rehabilitation of victims of torture and their families, as well as provide care in relation to physical, psychological, and social sequelae. To top

Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP)
The Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) is a Palestinian, non-governmental, non-profit organization established in 1990 to provide comprehensive community mental health services to the population of the Gaza Strip including therapy, training and research. It is one of the leading mental health organizations in Palestine. To top

Genesis Project
The Genesis Project is a local non-governmental organization, set up in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in June, 1996. One of the organizations main goals is to help war traumatized children and their families. To top

Georgian Center for Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (GCRT)
The Georgian Center for Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (GCRT) started functioning in October of 2000. It is non-profit, non-governmental organization, it offers multidisciplinary, professional mental and medical health services, also legal counselling to torture survivors in Georgia. To top

Grupo Tortura Nunca Mais/Rio de Janeiro (GTNM/RJ)
(from IRCT directory)
The main objective of GTNM/RJ are physical, psychological, and social rehabilitation of victims of institutionalized violence. To top

HARPWEB
HARPWEB consists of three websites, each developed in collaboration with health professionals working with asylum seekers and refugees in the UK. They are designed to enable you to easily access the wealth of information, practical tools, and articles that have been written by health care professionals, NGOs, academics and research bodies with expert knowledge of working with asylum seekers and refugees, both in the UK and other countries. To top

HEMAYAT, Organisation for the support of survivors of torture and war
Hemayat is an NGO that provides specialized services to persons extremely traumatized by torture and war.
(web site in German only) To top

Hi Neighbour / Zdravo da ste
Zdravo Da Ste/Hi Neighbour is local, non-governmental, non-profit organization officially registered in 1994. The Programme was initiated by a group of volunteer developmental psychologists from Belgrade in 1992, and during the following years expanded to a network of psychologists, educators, social workers and others covering 24 municipalities in Serbia. To top

Human Rights Education Associates
(HREA) is an international non-governmental organisation that supports human rights learning; the training of activists and professionals; the development of educational materials and programming; and community-building through on-line technologies. HREA is dedicated to quality education and training to promote understanding, attitudes and actions to protect human rights, and to foster the development of peaceable, free and just communities. To top

ICAR Foundation
ICAR Foundation is a Romanian NGO, set-up in 1991 and legally registered in 1992. Dr. Camelia Doru founded ICAR Foundation with the support of a group of 19 civil society representatives in an attempt to remedy a part of the injustice done to fellow Romanians for their political opinion under the previous regime and to show their gratitude to them.
(in Romanian and English) To top

IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support
In 1991 the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched the Psychological Support Programme (PSP) as a crosscutting programme under the Health & Care Division. To assist the IFRC with the implementation of the programme, the Danish Red Cross and IFRC established the Reference Centre for Psychological Support as a centre of excellence in 1993 To top

Ignacio Martin-Baro Fund for Mental Health and Human Rights
The Ignacio Marin-Baro Fund fosters psychological well-being, social consciousness, and active resistance in communities affected by violence, repression, and social injustice. Through grants, networking and technical support, the Fund works in partnership with grassroots projects that promote progressive social change. To top

Independent Medico -Legal Unit (IMLU)
Independent Medico Legal Unit (IMLU)is an NGO comprised of a network of doctors and lawyers in Kenya dedicated to a torture free society though medico legal documentation. Our vision is to transform social paradigms on torture and human rights abuse and transforming social perception on torture and human rights. To top

Independent Psychiatric Association of Russia (IPA)
IPA is a professional, non-governmental, non-profit, human rights organization of Russian psychiatrists devoted both to renewal of psychiatry in Russia and to revival of its noble traditions. IPA was established on March 9-11, 1989 as a reaction to the absence of genuine changes in psychiatry. Since October 17, 1989 IPA has been a full member of the World Psychiatric Association. To top

Instituto de Terapia e Investigación (ITEI)
(from IRCT directory)
ITEI is an interdisciplinary institute that aims at assisting people affected, directly or indirectly, by torture and state-sponsored violence, using means to facilitate their rehabilitation. To top

Integrated Rehabilitation Center for Torture Victims (IRCTV)
(from IRCT directory)
The primary objective of IRCTV is the integrated provision of medical, psychosocial and economic support to rehabilitate torture survivors and their families. To top

Inter-Agency Standing Committee
The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is the primary mechanism for inter-agency coordination of humanitarian assistance. It is a unique forum involving the key UN and non-UN humanitarian partners. To top

International Aid Network (IAN)
We are a non-governmental organization active in the field of mental health promotion, as well as in cross-border human rights protection through provision of psychosocial, legal and humanitarian assistance to refugees, internally displaced persons and other vulnerable people. To top

International Center for Transitional Justice
Transitional justice is a response to systematic or widespread violations of human rights. It seeks recognition for victims and to promote possibilities for peace, reconciliation and democracy. Transitional justice is not a special form of justice but justice adapted to societies transforming themselves after a period of pervasive human rights abuse. In some cases, these transformations happen suddenly; in others, they may take place over many decades. To top

International Medical Rehabilitation Center for the Victims of Wars and Totalitarian Regimes (MRC)
(from IRCT directory)
The work of the centre focuses on offering practical assistance (medical, psychological, social, and informational) to persons who have previously been subjected to political repression and torture. To top

International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT)
The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) is an independent, international health professional organization, which promotes and supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and works for the prevention of torture worldwide. The vision of the IRCT is a world that values and accepts shared responsibility for the eradication of torture. To top

International Society for Health and Human Rights (ISHHR)
ISHHR is a membership organisation for health workers engaged in work with survivors of human rights violations. Our aim is to gather knowledge about the effects of human rights violations on health, exchange experiences and information about treatment methods, medical and psychological care and contribute to the development of psychosocial interventions both on individual and community level. To top

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) the world’s premier trauma organization dedicated to trauma treatment, education, research and prevention. Through this organization, professionals share information about the effects of trauma, seeking to reduce traumatic stressors and their immediate and long-term consequences. To top

International Trauma Treatment Program
The goal of the International Trauma Treatment Program is to undermine the use of torture through establishing an international network of practitioners who fight torture by transforming torture victims into survivors. By preparing practitioners from war zones to treat, and to train other practitioners to treat, trauma survivors in their home countries, we seek to leverage our resources by creating a snowball effect that greatly increases the number of practitioners worldwide who fight torture. To top

Johannes Wier Foundation
The Johannes Wier Foundation is a Dutch human rights organisation for doctors, dentists, nurses and paramedics. The focus of the organisation is on the specific responsibility of all health care workers regarding human rights. To top

Khmer Health Advocates (KHA)
KHA was founded in 1982 by Theanvy Kuoch a survivor of the Cambodian holocaust and refugee and three American nurses who worked in refugee camps in Thailand. KHA provides health assessments and mental health services in the form of individual, family, group and massage therapies for survivors of torture and concentration camp syndromes. To top

Kontras - The Commission for Disappearances and Victims of Violence
Kontras (The Commission for Disappearances and Victims of Violence) was formed in March 1998 by the coalition of 12 pro-democracy NGO`s (Non Government Organization ) such as KIPP (Independent Committee for Election Watch), AJI (the Alliance Independent Journalist), YLBHI (Indonesia Legal Aid Foundation), and one student organization PMII (Indonesian Islamic Student Movement) and activist in response to the Indonesian government`s silence regarding disappearances. To top

Kosova Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (KRCT)
In October 1999, a team of doctors who worked in ARCT and ACHR, Albania, supported by the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) set up a rehabilitation centre. The Kosova Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (KRCT) is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organisation placed in Prishtina. To top

KwaZulu-Natal Programme for Survivors of Violence
The KwaZulu-Natal Programme for Survivors of Violence aims to assist the individuals, families and communities of KwaZulu-Natal through the prevention of all forms of violence and through rendering services which are both healing and empowering. To top

Lahore Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Survivors (LRCT)
(from IRCT directory)
The primary objectives of LRCT are treatment and rehabilitation of torture victims and their families, and prevention of torture and eventual eradication of torture (at least state-anctioned/state-perpetrated torture). To top

Liberty Center for Survivors of Torture
The Liberty Center for Survivors of Torture is a program of Lutheran Children and Family Service (LCFS) of Eastern Pennsylvania. The Center provides case management services of torture survivors residing in Pennsylvania and Delaware and promotes greater public understanding of pertinent human rights and protection issues. To top

Los Angeles-Program for Torture Victims
The Program for Torture Victim provides medical, psychological, and case management services to survivors of torture. To top

Maytal
Maytal is an Israeli outpatient mental health institute. Maytal was established in 1987, and in 1989 it was granted accreditation by the Israeli Ministry of Health as a clinical psychology out-patient internship site. Since then activities at Maytal include not only treatment, but also training and supervision of psychologists, as well as research in the fields of psychotherapy and trauma. To top

Medica Mondiale
Medica Mondiale acts to support traumatised women and girls in war and crisis zones and views its role as that of an advocate for the rights and interests of women who have survived sexualised wartime violence. To top

Medical Action Group
The Medical Action Group (MAG) - the Philippines - is a health service organization of physicians, nurses, dentist, psychologists, health students and health workers collectively working for the promotion and defense of Health and Human Rights for All. To top

Medical Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (MRCT)
MRCT was established in Athens in 1988. It works for the rehabilitation of tortured persons and their families and education of greek and foreign health professionals in order to examine and cure tortured people. It is also involved in research and information work. (In Greek and English) To top

Medical Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (SMRC)
(from IRCT directory)
As a special Latvian characteristic, SMRC works with the families of torture survivors, often three generations. Even if centre specialists do not treat all three generations, it is important to establish the connection between them, because of possible interaction of effects and impacts. To top

Medical Rehabilitation Centre for the Victims of Wars and Totalitarian Regimes
(from IRCT directotry)
The center`s primary objective is to contribute to the eradication of torture and the successful rehabilitation of torture survivors in Moldova. To top

Melaleuca Refugee Centre
The Melaleuca Refugee Centre, Torture and Trauma Survivors Service of the NT provides an environment for the recovery of survivors of torture and trauma, their families and community, through confidential, high quality, holistic services. To top

Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI)
Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI) is an international non-governmental advocacy organization dedicated to the recognition and enforcement of the rights of people with mental disabilities. To top

Mental Health Workers without Borders
Mental Health Workers without Borders is an international, non-profit, non-governmental network of activist psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, counselors, and other mental health workers. MHWWB encourages family- and community-based, psychosocial approaches to mental health problems, respectful of cultural variation, drawing on local resources and healing traditions, and emphasizing community revitalization and empowerment as well as individual treatment. To top

Multicultural Mental Health Australia (MMHA)
Multicultural Mental Health Australia is the new national program in multicultural mental health and suicide prevention, funded under the National Mental Health Strategy and National Suicide Prevention Strategy by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. From March 1, 2003 Multicultural Mental Health Australia replaces the Australian Transcultural Mental Health Network as the program providing national leadership in mental health and suicide prevention for Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and working to promote better mental health and well-being for a diverse community. To top

Mwatikho National Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Torture (MNRCVT)
(from IRCT directory)
MNRCVT treats the following client groups: victims of torture by law enforcement officials; victims of rape/sexual violence in police cells and prisons; and victims of domestic violence. To top

NAGA, Centro Har Per Rifugiati E Vittime Della Torture
(from IRCT directory)
The primary objectives are to support refugees and torture survivors before and after they have obtained political asylum in Italy, and highlight refugees’ problems and their right to public opinion.
(also available in Italian) To top

National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was created within the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs in 1989, in response to a Congressional mandate to address the needs of veterans with military-related PTSD. To top

National Centre for War-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
The National Centre for War-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was formally opened in 1995. Funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), and established in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, the Centres mission was to improve the recognition and treatment of PTSD and related conditions within the veteran population. To top

Novi Sad Humanitarian Centre (NSHC)
The NSHC`s main area of focus is in taking care of the needs of the most vulnerable people in Novi Sad and Vojvodina. Our priorities are children and youth, the disabled, single parents, families who have lost loved ones, the elderly, shut-ins, those suffering from illness, refugees and displaced persons, victims of torture and violence, the unemployed, the homeless, those deprived of their rights and the poor. To top

OASIS - treatment and counselling for refugees
OASIS is a private treatment center for traumatized refugees, asylum seekers and their families.
OASIS holds a holistic view of refugees` suffering, which is reflected in the center`s interdisciplinary treatment model. To top

OMEGA - Organization for Victims of Violence and Human Rights violations
OMEGA intend to provide support, care and treatment for persons who have been victims of organised violence and systematic health and human rights violations, as well as for their relatives and children, in the social, legal, cultural, spiritual, medical, psychological and psychotherapeutic spheres. To top

Organization for Defending Victims of Violence
The Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization based in Tehran, Iran. To top

People's Movement for Human Rights Learning PDHRE
PDHRE is a non-profit, international service organization that works directly and indirectly with its network of affiliates — primarily women's and social justice organizations — to develop and advance pedagogies for human rights education relevant to people's daily lives in the context of their struggles for social and economic justice and democracy. To top

People`s Education, Assistance, and Counselling for Empowerment (PEACE Center)
The primary objectives are to assist in the rehabilitation of all victims of war in Namibia by developing appropriate forms of intervention, such as counselling and assistance, for victims and their affected relatives. To top

Perm Center Against Violence and Human Trafficking
The Center was established in 1999 by a group of enthusiastic persons (women and men) willing to improve the situation of women and children in the Russian society and to promote assistance to all persons suffered from several forms of violence and human trafficking. To top

Pharos
Pharos is a national knowledge centre in the Netherlands that concentrates on developing, studying and conveying knowledge - always practically applicable - in the field of health and health care for refugees. To top

Post-War Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU) - University of York
The Post-War Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU) specialises in the academic research, teaching and consultancy in issues of peacebuilding, management and planning of reconstruction after war, humanitarian intervention in complex emergencies and post-war recovery. In all three areas of endeavour, the Unit strives towards excellence and adopts innovative and original approaches. To top

Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA)
(from IRCT directory)
PRAWAs aim is to provide support to torture victims, prisoners, ex-prisoners, and their families. To top

Psycho-Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Torture, Violence and Pronounced Stress Impact (RCT/Georgia - EMPATHY)
The primary objectives of EMPATHY are the identification of torture victims; treatment and medical/psychosocial rehabilitation of torture victims; prevention of torture and persecution of torturers; research and training; consultations and education; information and mass media activities; investigating allegations of torture, providing independent expertise and monitoring prisons/detention facilities; and networking and facilitating activities with governmental, non-governmental, international and local institutions working in the field of human rights and rehabilitation. To top

Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR)
PsySR uses psychological knowledge and skills to promote peace with social justice at the community, national and international levels. To top

Psychosoziales Zentrum für Flüchtlinge - Düsseldorf
(from IRCT directory)
The Psychosocial Centre for Refugees in Düsseldorf works to provide psychosocial counselling and psychotherapy mainly for traumatized refugees. To top

Psychotrauma Research- and Outpatient Clinic for Refugees
An innovative psychotrauma research- and outpatient clinic has been established by the University of Konstanz, Department of Clinical Psychology in joint collaboration with VIVO (victim`s voice), a non governmental organization (NGO) (www.vivo.org) focusing on the treatment of refugees who have suffered traumatic events. To top

Queensland Program of Assistance for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT)
QPASTT aims to provide services which address the range of physical, psychological and social needs of refugee survivors of torture and trauma. We offer access to experienced professional staff who are qualified in psychology, social work and other human services disciplines with a flexible client-centered approach. Some staff are bilingual and interpreters are also used. To top

RCT - Jylland
(only available in Danish)
På Rehabiliteringscenter for Torturofre - Jylland (RCT-Jylland) er oparbejdet over 15 års erfaring med behandling af skader efter tortur. Mange af de personer, der har været i behandling har været så hårdt medtagne, at udsigterne til at blive symptomerne helt kvit har været urealistiske. Til gengæld har langt de fleste kunnet opnå bedre funktion fysisk, psykisk og socialt. To top

REDRESS
REDRESS helps torture survivors obtain justice and reparation. Reparation (including rehabilitation and compensation) plays an important part in the rebuilding of the lives of those who have suffered torture. Seeking legal redress also helps to combat the practice of torture by exposing torturers and the regimes which support them. To top

Rainbo Health and Rights for African Women
Providing women and girls with better access to health, education and financial resources breaks the cycle of poverty that entraps them, their families and their communities. Advocating for laws and policies to protect women and girls rights reduces socially condoned violations as well as individually perpetrated violence. To top

Red Cross Rehabilitation Centre
The centre offers help to refugees with residence and work permits, as well as asylum seekers who suffer from trauma due to torture and/or war.
(web site available in Swedish, English, Arab, Turkish and Persia language) To top

Red de Apoyo por la Justicia y la Paz
(fom IRCT directory)
Red de Apoyo offers rehabilitation services to victims – and the families of victims – of torture and other violations of human rights, such as mock executions, disappearances and forced relocation, illegal house searches, and arbitrary detentions. To top

Refugee Health Research Centre
The RHRC promotes the health and well-being of refugee communities through applied and foundation research, teaching, continuing education and professional development. To top

Regional Emergency Psychosocial Support Network
The Regional Emergency Psychosocial Support Network was borned out of the desire of emergency psychosocial caregivers in the South East Asia and the Pacific Region to facilitate the process of building, developing and strengthening the capacities of organizations in the region for providing psychosocial response in emergency situations. To top

Rehabilitation Action for Torture Victims in Aceh (RATA)
(from IRCT directory)
Most torture victims are identified in rural communities by field coordinators. Together with a group of volunteers, they have developed a referral network based on broad contacts in the village as well as with local NGOs. To top

Rehabilitation And Health Aid Centre for Torture Victims (RAHAT)
RAHAT is providing specialized care that is not available in ordinary hospitals of medical centers. RAHAT staff consisting of doctors, psychologists, psychotherapists, work as a team to assess and treat the multidimensional problems of torture victims. To top

Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture in Ethiopia (RCVTE)
(from IRCT directory)
The primary objectives of the centre are to rehabilitate, and provide medical assistance to, victims of torture and psychosocial trauma, as well as establishing income-generating activities, through which the victims will become self-sufficient and self-reliant. To top

Rehabilitation Centre for Refugees (RCF)
RCF is a pre-rehabilitation- and treatment centre operating within the statutory framework concerning the employment legislation for refugees with psycho-social problems and difficulties with integration into the Danish system, such as the repercussions of torture, war and escape. To top

Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims Ulm (BFU)
(from IRCT directory)
The BFU provides diagnosis, therapy, crisis intervention, and psychosocial care to torture victims and, upon request, expert opinions for the asylum procedure and for co-treatment by medical practitioners. To top

Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Torture (RCVTE)
RCVTE was established in 1993 to provide medical, psycho-social, and counseling services, as well as vocational and skill training for victims of torture. Psychological, psychiatric, and medical rehabilitative services are provided through a network of doctors and physiotherapists in the city, who take cases referred to them, usually at no charge. The aim of the center is to establish a functioning torture treatment and rehabilitative clinic where all of the staff involved will be trained in and become sensitive to the special needs of torture survivors. To top

Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims - RCT
RCT is a self-governing institution that is independent of party politics. RCT`s main fields of activity are treatment of torture survivors; examination, documentation and prevention of torture and organised violence; international project co-operation; research. To top

Restart Center
(from IRCT directory)
The victims seen at the centre are victims of the Lebanese war and of power abuse in Lebanon and the region. Victims are identified and participate with their families in programmes of treatment for survivors of torture and violence. To top

SOS Jeunesse et Enfance en Détresse - Programme de Réhabilitation des Victimes de la Torture (PREVIT) (SOS JED/PREVIT)
(from IRCT directory)
The primary objectives of SOS JED are:
*Data collection regarding cases of torture and violations of children`s rights committed in the Fizi territory.
*Raising awareness of children`s rights in particular, and human rights in general, through information and education.
*Eradicating all forms of torture and abuse of children`s rights.
*Rehabilitation of torture victims and assistance to victims of violations of children`s (and human) rights. To top

SRC Centre for Migration and Health/Out-patient Clinic for Victims of Torture and War
(from IRCT directory)
The aim is to run an out-patient clinic for torture and war victims in Switzerland. In the medically supervised and managed out-patient clinic, we offer interdisciplinary consultations and treatment to traumatised refugees and their relatives. To top

Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS)
The NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors provides a holistic range of professional services to facilitate the healing process for refugees who have been exposed to torture and trauma. The service also provides early health assessment and intervention services to newly arrived people from refugee like backgrounds. To top

Sezim Crisis Psychological Center for Women and Families
Crisis Psychological Center for Women and Families Sezim was founded in January 1998 in Bishkek. The aim of the organization is the assistance and psychological rehabilitation of abused women, protection (judicial, social, economic) rights of women and families, researching and analyzing problems of violence in the Kyrgyz society, and education of rights.
(also available in Russian language) To top

Shubhodaya Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture and Violence (SOSRAC)
(from IRCT directory)
This center was established in February 2000. The center was initiated to help the victims of torture and violence. This was the only centre started in Delhi with specific aim of helping and rehablitating victims of torture and violence. The center made a very modest beginning from one small room in NOIDA. Now the center has been shifted to Basti Vikas Kendra at Sriniwaspuri in South Delhi. To top

Social Rehabilitation Service (SERSOC)
(from IRCT directory)
SERSOC works for human rights specifically within the area of social rehabilitation and health. SERSOC efforts seek to meet the needs of victims of state terrorism, particularly former political prisoners, their close relatives, people returning from political exile, and relatives of disappeared prisoners. To top

Society for Psychological Assistance (SPA)
The SPA is a registered (since 1993), non-profit, non-governmental mental health organization. It is based in Zagreb, Croatia. It welcomes mental health professionals as full members and other people as beneficiaries without regard to gender, race, ethnicity or religious affiliation. (In Croatian and English.) To top

Solidarité pour la Promotion sociale et la Paix (SOPROP)
(from IRCT directory)
SOPROP (Solidarité pour la Promotion sociale et la Paix) is an association which is dedicated to the effective struggle against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Our activities take place in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and in a small part of the South Kivu province, as the only NGO working in this field. To top

South East European Refugee Assistance Network (SEE-RAN)
The mission of SEE-RAN is to support the process of repatriation, re/-integration and reconciliation of refugees and IDPs by joint actions on the regional level and by mutual strengthening of network members, thereby contributing to the development of civil society. To top

Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the question of torture.
To top

St. Petersburg Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Repressions (SPRC)
(from IRCT directory)
SPRC offers medical, psychological, and social rehabilitation to all torture victims and family members. SPRC uses an individual approach. Each client is seen by all health professionals of the centre. To top

Stress Research Institute
Stress Research Institute is a national knowledge center focusing on stress and health. The Institute is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University. The research is basic on an interdisciplinary basis with a combination of different scientific methods. To top

Struggle for Change (SACH)
(from IRCT directory)
SACH, Pakistan, established in 1994, is working for the rehabilitation and reintegration of the survivors of organized violence and torture. The organization operates with an interdisciplinary and holistic approach and takes into consideration the total well being of the survivors. The specific services provided by SACH are: medical care, mental health support, social support, legal coverage, occupational therapy, educational services, micro-credit programs, and human rights training. To top

Sudan Organisation Against Torture (SOAT)
SOAT was established in 1993 in the United Kingdom. It was established to support, help and defend individuals who have been tortured, and to work for the exposure, reduction and eradication of torture and other human rights violations. To top

Survivors International
Survivors International is a non-profit organization dedicated to the treatment and support of survivors of torture. To top

Survivors of Torture International (SOTI)
Survivors of Torture, International (SOTI) is an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1997 to care for survivors of politically-motivated torture and their families. It is based in San Diego, USA. SOTIs clients come from all over the world. To top

Survivors of Torture and Trauma - Assistance and Rehabilitation Service (STTARS)
STTARS is a non-government, non-profit organisation incorporated in South Australia in 1991 which assists people who have experienced torture, war or trauma related to refugee experience. To top

TPO Cambodia
TPO Cambodia vision is to contribute to the development of Psychosocial and Mental Health Care in Cambodia within a local cultural context. To top

Task Force Detainees of the Philippines
The Task Force Detainees of the Philippines is a non-profit, national human rights organization concerned with documenting human rights violations, assisting the victims and their families in their material and legal needs, and conducting human rights education work. To top

The Auckland Refugees as Survivors centre (R.A.S. Centre)
The R.A.S. Centre provides a counselling service for the treatment and rehabilititation of survivors of torture and trauma. To top

The Cambodian Women`s Crisis Center
The Cambodian Women`s Crisis Center (CWCC) is a local, non-governmental, non-profitable, and non-political organization. It was founded in Phnom Penh in March 1997 by a group of women who believed that violence against women and children was severe and that the assistance services were lacking. To top

The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)
CVT exists to heal the wounds of government-sponsored torture on individuals, their families, and communities and to stop its practice. We work locally, nationally and internationally. To top

The Centre for Humanitarian Psychology
The Centre for Humanitarian Psychology (CHP) is an international organisation whose aim is to provide psychological support to humanitarian workers in the field. We work through a network of professionals who are both psychologists and familiar with humanitarian work, trainers, partners and volunteers, in Europe and in the field.
(also in French and Spanish) To top

The Centre for Victims of Political Persecution at the Department of Social Pathology at the Chair of Psychiatry, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University
(from IRCT directory)
Our primary objective is to provide victims of political persecution with psychological care and medical support. Additionally, we conduct research based on collected factography, diagnostic materials and treatment results; draw public attention to victims of political persecution; and enhance the knowledge of doctors, psychologists, lawyers, etc. To top

The Community Stress Prevention Center
The Community Stress Prevention Centre (CSPC)in Israel was founded in Kiryat Shmona in 1981 with the aim of giving support to the population of the northern border (children, adults, education system, municipality, welfare, health and psychological services). To top

The Finnish Association for Mental Health
The mission of the Finnish Association for Mental Health FAMH is to promote mental health and to have good mental health considered essential on all levels of society and in all spheres of life. To top

The Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (FASSTT)
The Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma is a coalition of agencies that respond to the needs of survivors of torture and trauma who have come to Australia from overseas. There is an agency in each state and territory of Australia. To top

The Georgian Center for Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation of Torture Victims
GCRT contributes to the prevention of practice of torture and successful rehabilitation of torture survivors in Georgia, supports international and national initiatives, organizations and agencies directed against inhuman and cruel actions, supports formation of healthy nation and civic society in Georgia. GCRT also contributes to the rise of public awareness on the issues of torture and its consequences, detects and monitors the cases of torture, contributes to reduction of the cases of torture, empowers the protection of the rights of the torture survivors, supports the development of the sphere of psycho traumatology in Georgia. To top

The International Center for Research and Policy on Childhood (CIESPI)
CIESPI is a non-profit research center dedicated to applied research, policy analysis and training about the needs of children, particularly disadvantaged children, and their families. CIESPI, registered as an independent non-profit organization, is located at, and works in collaboration, with the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC) of Rio de Janeiro. To top

The International Federation of ACAT (FIACAT)
FIACAT brings together ACAT national associations from four continents, and has been serving them since 1987. FIACAT helps the ACAT network to thrive by encouraging exchanges between the various groups. It initiates joint actions and campaigns and organises regional and international training seminars. FIACAT represents ACATs in international and regional bodies or in Coalitions. To top

The International Federation of Health and Human Rights Organisations (IFHHRO)
The International Federation of Health and Human Rights Organisations (IFHHRO) was established as a network of organisations with similar human rights agenda’s, upon an initiative of the Johannes Wier Foundation (the Netherlands) and Physicians for Human Rights (USA) in 1989. The organisation has ‘affiliated’ and ‘observer’ organisations; in 1996 the organisation was transformed into a federation. To top

The Medical Foundation
The Medical Foundation is a human rights organisation that exists to enable survivors of torture and organised violence to engage in a healing process to assert their own human dignity and worth. To top

The Medical Rehabilitation Center for Torture Victims, Memoria
(from IRCT directory)
"Memoria" RCTV is a Medical Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims established in 1999 aiming at providing medical and rehabilitation services to victims of political repression in the Republic of Moldova. To top

The Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Centre for Human Rights, A.C. (Centre PRODH)
The Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Centre for Human Rights, A.C. (Centre PRODH) is a non- governmental organization that, through the defense and promotion of human rights, works towards attaining the structural conditions in society such that the people of Mexico can enjoy and exercise without discrimination their fundamental human rights. To top

The Organisation for Aid to Refugees (OPU)
The Organisation for Aid to Refugees (OPU) was established in Prague, Czech Republic, in 1991. It is a non-profit, humanitarian organisation registered by the Ministry of the Interior as a civil association since 28 November 1991. Over the past ten years OPU has gradually gained sound expertise in matters related to the needs of asylum-seekers in the Czech Republic and their families. To top

The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV)
APAV is a non-profit making and a charitable organisation. Its objective and primary statutory activity is to provide confidential and free services to victims of crime, namely information, counselling and emotional, legal, psychological and social support, at a national level. To top

The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel
PCATI was founded in 1990 by a prominent group of academics, human rights attorneys, human rights activists and professionals. PCATI works for the abolition of torture in interrogation and the restoration of full respect for human rights in Israel`s law and practices and aims at strengthening democracy and the rule of law by protecting human and civil rights. PCATI also aims at informing the public and raising public opposition to torture, altering the policies and practices on the issue of torture and ill treatment, and providing legal aid to victims of torture and ill treatment. To top

The Refugee Therapy Centre
The Refugee Therapy Centre provides help and support to refugees and asylum seekers. Mother tongue counselling and psychotherapy are available in a number of languages and our staff have intercultural support and supervision. To top

The Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Torture and Other Forms of Abuse (CRTV)
(from IRCT directory)
The Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Torture and Other Forms of Abuse was founded in Thessaloniki in January 1997 by a group of sensitive citizens on this specific subject. The Centre is non-profit organisation and till now it has worked on a voluntary basis. To top

The Research and Support Center for Victims of Maltreatment and Social Exclusion (CVME)
The Research and Support Center for Victims of Maltreatment and Social Exclusion (CVME), is a civil, non profit association. CVME is an independent, humanitarian, non governmental association. Its targets are the defense of human rights and the support of victims of maltreatment and social exclusion. To top

The Rivers Centre
A Specialist Traumatic Stress Clinic based in Edinburgh, Scotland. To top

The Sidran Institute
The Sidran Institute (USA), a leader in traumatic stress education and advocacy, is a nationally-focused nonprofit organization devoted to helping people who have experienced traumatic life events. To top

The Stress Clinic, Institute for Mental Health, Belgrade
The Stress Clinic is established in 1994 as an outpatient unit of the Institute for Mental Health, Belgrade. The Institute for Mental Health is a part of the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, and a leading methodological psychiatric institution in Yugoslavia. To top

The Tibetan Refugee Health Care Project
The Tibetan Refugee Health Care Project is a non-political organization funded entirely by private donations. It was created in response to the dire and growing need for public health care for the Tibetan community-in-exile, living both in resettlement camps in India, and throughout the world, and to be a support for The Tibetan Government-in-exile, His Holiness The Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Department of Health. All projects are reported to them. To top

The Torture Survivors Programme (TTSP)
(from IRCT directory)
The Department of Health has overall responsibility of looking after Tibetan victims of torture who have endured severe forms of traumatization and organized violence following political upheavals in Tibet as a result of the conflict between the Tibetan people and the occupying Chinese. To top

The Trauma Centre For Survivors of Violence and Torture
The Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture is a non-governmental organisation that provides professional mental health services to victims of violence and torture, primarily within the Western Cape Metropole region, South Africa. To top

The Trauma Centre UK
David Bennett and the Trauma Centre UK provide a specialised service that gives a fast response to survivors of trauma. To top

The Traumatic Stress Institute/Center for Adult & Adolescent Psychotherapy
At TSI/CAAP we work to increase understanding of the psychological impact of trauma and to help victims of violence restore meaning and wholeness to their lives. In meeting these goals, we are committed to clinical service, professional training, community education, and research. To top

The Victorian Foundation for the Survivors of Torture Inc.
The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (VFST) was established in 1987 to meet the needs of people in Victoria who were tortured or traumatised in their countries of origin, in other countries, or while fleeing those countries. The Foundation is non-denominational, politically neutral and non-aligned. To top

The Vietnam Veterans Counselling Service (VVCS)
The VVCS is a free and confidential service provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Despite the name, veterans of any conflict are welcome to attend and you do not need to have a war-related disability or entitlement from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Those who may use the services of the VVCS include Australian veterans of all conflicts and peacekeeping operations, as well as their families. To top

Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC)
Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC) is the only organization founded by and for survivors of torture. It was established in 1998, on the guiding principles that torture is a crime against humanity and that survivors are the strongest and most effective voice in the campaign to end the practice of torture. To top

Torture Prevention Center India
Torture prevention center is a permanent system in Kerala State of India to extend free, specialized, medical and psychological treatment and rehabilitation system with in the legal frame work for torture victims and their family members To top

Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO)
The Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is an independent non-profit organization. The TPO-programme is meant for refugees and other groups of people who have been traumatised by war, human rights violations, or other forms of organized violence. TPO works either in refugee camps or in communities that have been affected by organized violence. The international multi-site programme of the TPO is active in Algeria, Bosnia, Cambodia, Congo, Ethiopia, Gaza, India (Tibetans), Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Uganda. To top

Treatment Centre for Traumatised Refugees, Migrants and Danes (ETICA)
ETICA Treatment Centre offers treatment to traumatised refugees and asylum seekers and their families and to migrants and danes suffering from after-effects of severe traumas. It also offers couselling, teaching and supervision of individuals, professional groups, institutions and students. To top

Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture (TRC)
The Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture (TRC), is a Palestinian non-governmental, non-profit organisation, that was established to provide psychosocial services to survivors of politically-motivated torture and violence, to their families and to their communities. TRC, the only Center of its kind in the West Bank, was founded by a Palestinian psychiatrist (currently TRCs Director) in 1997, under the umbrella of the Mandela Institute for Political Prisoners. To top

UN Committee against Torture
The Committee against Torture was established pursuant to article 17 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and began to function on 1 January 1988. To top

UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
The Fund was established by General Assembly resolution 36/151 of 16 December 1981 to receive voluntary contributions from Governments, non-governmental organizations and individuals for distribution to non-governmental organizations providing humanitarian assistance to victims of torture and members of their family. To top

VI.TO- Hospitality and Care for Victims of Torture, Italian Council for Refugees (CIR)
(from IRCT directory)
The primary objectives of VI.TO are:
*The early identification of torture survivors.
*Awareness-raising and training of staff at the national health service and other organisations on torture issues.
*Medical, psychological, legal and social assistance during the asylum-seeking process and once refugee status has been granted. Focus is on avoiding re-traumatisation and providing adequate care. To top

VIVO Foundation
VIVO works to overcome and prevent traumatic stress and its consequences within the individual as well as the community, safeguarding the rights and dignity of people affected by violence and conflict. vivo further aims to strengthen local resources for the development of peaceful, human rights-based, societal ways of living. To top

Vasavya Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (VRCT)
(from IRCT directory)
The aim of VRCT is to treat, manage and rehabilitate torture survivors, their spouses and their children through professional, medical and psychosocial intervention, so that such people get back into the normal way of life in the society. To top

Victimes de Violences Rehabilitées, le Centre de Soins du CAPREC
(from Human Rights Internet directory)
The centre VIVRE is a project within an organisation called CAPREC. The purpose of the centre is to offer medical, social and legal assistance to victims of torture and violence, among them refugees, displaced people and local people. To top

Videnscenter for Social Psychiatry - the Danish National Knowledge Center for Social Psychiatry
The Center collects and collates information relevant for the social psychiatry sector in user friendly forms. To top

Voice Against Torture
Voice Against Torture (VAT) came into being on 1st January 1988. VAT represents the first organized and systematic effort to combat serious problems of torture in Pakistan. It is an inter-disciplinary forum for the struggle against all forms of torture and for the treatment and rehabilitation of torture survivors and their families. Professionals from every sphere of life, doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, physiotherapists, lawyers, social counselors, human rights activists, social workers, research and documentation experts, put in their efforts to achieve the aims and objectives of this organization. To top

Volunteers for Prison Inmates (VPI)
The overall goal of VPI Cameroon is to strive for the most effective and humane treatment of prisoners, other detainees and victims of torture, as enshrined in international instruments. To top

WHO - Health and Human Rights
WHO is actively strengthening its role in providing technical, intellectual and political leadership in the field of health and human rights. The main objectives are to:
* Strengthen WHO`s capacity to integrate a human rights-based approach in its work
*Support governments to integrate a human rights-based approach in health development
*Advance the right to health in international law and international development processes To top

War Child
War Child is a network of independent organisations working across the world to help children affected by war. War Child UK was founded in February 1993 by Bill Leeson and David Wilson, two film makers, after they had returned from the former Yugoslavia having made a film for the BBC Arena programme about the role of artists in war. To top

War Child International
War Child International is a network of independent organisations, working across the world to help children affected by war. War Child was founded upon a fundamental goal: to advance the cause of peace through investing hope in the lives of children caught up in the horrors of war. To top

Watchlist
Watchlist country reports combine information from a variety of sources to create a holistic picture of the impact of armed conflict on children`s lives in specific conflict situations. The reports inform and influence the UN Security Council, UN and other international agencies, national governments, and the public. To top

Women Against Violence Europe (WAWE)
The original idea of founding the network can be traced back to a number of international events. The widening of transnational co-operation began with the World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna in 1993. This conference established that acts of violence committed against women constituted severe human rights violations. These violations related, for instance, to the right to inviolability and the right to freedom from fear and coercion. To top

Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children
Working to improve the lives and defend the rights of refugee and internally displaced women, children and adolescents. To top

World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR)
Since its start, the WAPR has endeavoured to develop a variety of initiatives that can lead to a better return of persons with mental illnesses back into the community. To top

World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH)
The WFMH was founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health. The Federation, with members and contacts in 112 countries on six continents, has responded to the international mental health crisis through its role as the only worldwide grassroots advocacy and public education organization in the mental health field. To top

World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
OMCT is today the largest international coalition of NGOs fighting against torture, summary executions, forced disappearances and all other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in order to preserve Human Rights. It has at its disposal a network, SOS Torture, consisting of some 240 non-governmental organisations which act as sources of information. Its urgent interventions reach daily more than 90,000 governmental and intergovernmental institutions, non-governmental associations, pressure and interest groups. To top

XENION, Psychotherapeutic Counselling Centre for Politically Persecuted Refugees
(from IRCT directory)
XENION has set itself the objective of promoting the welfare of politically persecuted refugees and their families who have been traumatized by state violence and torture as a result of acts of war and civil war, as a result of expulsion and exile by racist violence in Germany. To top

ZEBRA
"ZEBRA" is a private and independent organization which offers council and care for foreigners in Austria since 1986. "ZEBRA" is an NGO working with migrants and refugees. (Also in German, Bosanski-Hrvatski-Srpski, Romanian, Turkish and French) To top

Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (also known as the "Human Rights Forum") has been in existence since January 1998. Non-governmental organisations working in the field of human rights came together to provide legal and psycho-social assistance to the victims of the Food Riots of January 1998. The Human Rights Forum has now expanded its objectives to assist victims of organised violence. To top

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