Center for Victims of Torture

Through sanctions and unlawful threats of military action, the Trump administration is deepening the humanitarian crisis in Cuba. At the same time, they are once again threatening to use the Guantanamo Base, a prison with a history of dehumanizing and abusing people, to detain Cuban immigrants. I led 31 of my colleagues to demand an end to the Trump administration's unlawful plans in Cuba. eldiariony.com/2026/05/13/dem…

The Center for Victims of Torture, organized 2days training for LRA war survivors under WAPU support in kitgum, aimed at pursuing self reliant.Among them is Adong Jennifer from lukwor, repatriated by @ICRC from Central Africa with a bullet embedded in her right leg. @CVTorg

NEW: @CivCenter + over 120 groups from around the world call on all States to stop support for US extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean and Pacific or risk legal responsibility. civiliansinconflict.org/press-releases…

Grandma takes you to a baseball game and you accidentally unlock a core memory on live TV that’ll follow you for the rest of your life. Props to the guy in the hockey jersey for giving the kid the ball.

Close Guantanamo Joins 85 Other Organizations Opposing Plans to Hold Cuban Migrants at #Guantanamo - my new article, promoting a letter to Congress decrying a proposal to hold Cubans at Gitmo if they flee the US blockade closeguantanamo.org/Articles/472-C…

“If the Trump administration is worried about Cuban migration, the solution is simple: stop intentionally impoverishing the Cuban people through an embargo & fuel blockade,” said @michael_galant, senior research associate at @ceprdc, one of the groups that signed onto the letter.

On one side of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. soldiers face a temporary disruption in the availability of lattes. On the other side, Cubans sit in darkness, waiting for the power to come back on. responsiblestatecraft.org/guantanamo-bay…

NEW Yumna Rizvi on GTMO gaining new life — with potential Cuban migrants. responsiblestatecraft.org/guantanamo-bay…

Currently, 15 men remain prisoners in #Guantanamo, detained in conditions described by a former UN special rapporteur as “ongoing cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment…and may also meet the legal threshold for #torture.” #TruthMatters responsiblestatecraft.org/guantanamo-bay…

"Until Guantánamo is closed, it will continue to rear its ugly head. Its very existence offers a ready-made loophole — a place designed to sit outside the law and public scrutiny." -- Yumna Rizvi responsiblestatecraft.org/guantanamo-bay…

CVT joins @amnestyusa and partners in this call for an end to threats of war crimes.

BREAKING: After weeks of organizing, we have reached the majority necessary to force a vote to extend Haiti TPS. Thank you to our coalition and everyone fighting for this critical lifeline for the 350,000 Haitian nationals. Our neighbors are so deserving.

I spent 4 years trying to get @CVTorg accreditation at the United Nations. At every NGO committee session we would be blocked by a State hostile to human rights. Other States need to end this bureaucratic censorship and exclusion.

Grateful for the frank and meaningful discussions with a wide range of stakeholders in Washington, DC over the past days. Human Rights bind us together. Looking forward to continuing and expanding these exchanges.

I spent 4 years trying to get @CVTorg accreditation at the United Nations. At every NGO committee session we would be bureaucratically blocked by a State hostile to human rights. Real independent civil society voices are being obstructed and excluded. thehill.com/opinion/intern…

On March 8, we recognize International Women’s Day. This year and every year, CVT stands with the thousands of women around the world who are survivors of torture. In 2025, 72% of the clients we saw in our clinics outside the U.S. were women. After massive cuts to our U.S. funding, thousands more survivors are without care today. And with more than 117 million people forcibly displaced globally, care for survivors, and for all the women and girls among them, is needed more than ever. #IWD

The Center for Victims of Torture is proud to participate in this important workshop to strengthen victims’ skills and voices in transitional justice efforts. Thank you to the @EthioHRC for hosting this key event.

Important and meaningful steps have been taken for victims under the Yazidi Survivors Law. Today at the 5-year mark it's time to close remaining gaps for justice and accountability. CVT is proud to join this statement. @c4jrOrg

CVT sends thanks to our partners at @IMLU_org for hosting this important conversation with our team. We appreciate all you do for survivors!

@IMLU_org Thank you so much for hosting this important conversation!

We were pleased to host a delegation from our longtime partner, the @CVTorg. Discussions centered on our continued work to heal the wounds of torture on individuals, families, and communities, strengthen rehabilitation and accountability mechanisms, 1/2