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About IRCT With 160 member centres in 76 countries, we are the largest global network of medical and legal professionals working with and for survivors of torture to rebuild their lives through rehabilitation, and to fight for their human rights and justice. Our Members The
About the IRCT - IRCT
Born from a collaboration between Danish doctors and human rights groups in the 1970s, today IRCT is the world’s largest membership-based organisation specialising in the treatment and documentation of torture. Operating at the intersection of medicine and law, we currently have 156 member centres in 76 countries across every region of the world, staffed by around 4,000 professionals ...
United States - IRCT
United States Our Members in the United States Access - Psychosocial Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Torture (APRCVT) Bellevue - NYU Programme for Survivors of Torture (PSOT) Bilingual International Assistant Services (BIAS) Boston Centre for Refugee Health and Human Rights (BCRHHR) Centre for Survivors of Torture, Dallas (CST) Centre
Reports - IRCT
Reports Annual Reports 2023 Annual Report 2023 2022 Annual Report 2022 2021 Annual Report 2021 2020 Annual Report 2020 2023 Audit Report 2023 2022 Audit Report 2022 ...
Our Members - IRCT
The IRCT exists because of and for its members. As a membership organisation, engagement by members is the driving force and democratic basis of the organisation. With our 170 members in 76 countries, IRCT centres come in all shapes and sizes, from the highly specialised medical clinic working in a ...
Global Standards on Rehabilitation - IRCT
The GSR include commitments to keep services independent and accountable, ensure non-discriminatory access and the safety of clients, and to support their families.Acknowledging the strong connection between rehabilitation, empowerment and justice, the standards also commit IRCT members to make torture survivors central agents in their rehabilitation work and to help them access justice and ...
Protest Toolkit - IRCT
The Toolkit is intended for use by protesters, activists and civil society organisations. It has been developed by leading forensic experts at the IRCT, the Independent Forensic Expert Group (IFEG), and the Human Rights Centre at the University of California, Berkeley, based on their extensive experience in the field of torture investigation and documentation.
Livelihoods - IRCT
Developed and implemented through a Steering Committee of five member centres with experience in integrating livelihoods as a component of rehabilitation, the Special Project is one of the goals the IRCT has set itself under its Strategy 2022-2025.. The Livelihoods initiatives empower individual survivors to regain control of their …
Torture Journal - IRCT
Begun in 1991, the Journal was originally a newsletter for IRCT members to share best practices on treating torture survivors. Today, through its publication in major databases such as MEDLINE and Scopus, the Journal reaches a global audience of medical and legal professionals, academics and interested members of the public. From studying the physical methods and impacts of …
Our Strategy - IRCT
In a world of increasing authoritarianism, States are utilising torture to supress dissent, silence civil society, and marginalise minorities and those living in poverty. Impunity remains almost absolute. With its medical and legal expertise, the IRCT and its 160 members stand on the frontline of this global struggle against the abuse of power.Our Strategy sets …