IRCT [to 30 May 2015]
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Statements & declarations
IRCT calls on Russia to investigate expulsion of member centre’s staff
27 May 2015
The IRCT, representing the global movement of 144 torture rehabilitation centres worldwide, is deeply concerned by reports that staff from IRCT member Danish Institute Against Torture (DIGNITY) have been fined and expelled from Russia, during a visit to another IRCT member, Russian human rights organisation, Committee Against Torture (NGO CAT).
Last week, the three DIGNITY representatives were in Russia to provide technical assistance on trauma rehabilitation and prevention of torture to NGO CAT when the Federal Migration Service detained them on the grounds that they were in violation of Russian visa regulations…

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News
A Decade of Trauma Treatment and Human Rights Work in Iraq
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights urges the Iraqi government to enhance rehabilitation services for survivors of human rights abuses.
After ten years of successful non-profit work, the Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights thanks its national and international supporters and calls on the Iraqi government to strengthen local NGOs, to invest in improved mental health services and to adequately assist survivors of violence…