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Medical Foundation statement in support of the Torture (Damages) Bill
16 May 2008 - 13:42Medical Foundation statement in support of the Torture (Damages) Bill.
Top artists raise awareness and over £10,000 for the MF
2 May 2008 - 14:28MF hosts book launch for post-war novel addressing Guatemalan conflict
18 Apr 2008 - 14:46"The healing process is not over until the perpetrators of pain are healed and ask for forgiveness," said author Ronald Flores at the launch of his novel Final Silence at the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (MF).
MF credited in groundbreaking new book investigating use of torture in “war on terror”
3 Apr 2008 - 14:04The author of a groundbreaking new book which accuses key political and academic figures of legitimising the US Government's practice of torture has commended the expertise of the Medical Foundation with his investigation.
Report slams asylum system as “inhumane” and “oppressive”
28 Mar 2008 - 13:43The findings of an exhaustive report into the UK's asylum system, which has been deemed "inhumane" and "oppressive", echo concerns raised by the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture.
Torture Damages Bill offers hope of justice for victims
17 Mar 2008 - 14:07Efforts to introduce legislation that would allow torture survivors to hold perpetrators liable for damages in the UK courts has been backed by the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture.
2008 International Women's Day
6 Mar 2008 - 10:46Torture surviving mothers and their children highlights International Women's Day at the Medical Foundation, March 2008.
European ruling upholds absolute ban on return to torture
4 Mar 2008 - 08:39A landmark ruling from the European Court of Human Rights reaffirming the absolute prohibition on returning people to countries known to practice torture has been welcomed by the Medical Foundation.
Evidence obtained under torture is no way to seek justice, MF warns
14 Feb 2008 - 12:58Pursuing military tribunals against the suspected 9/11 attackers pushes aside basic principles of human rights and makes a mockery of open and honest justice, the MF warns.
MF welcomes child asylum review but warns against swifter removals
31 Jan 2008 - 16:06Plans to review the UK government policy which currently places immigration concerns ahead of the best interests of asylum seeking children have been welcomed by the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture.
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