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11 Feb 2009The Government's determined silence in the face of mounting allegations over its complicity in torture should ring alarm bells, warns the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (MF).
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28 Jan 2009Perico Rodriguez was tortured for three years following the military coup in Argentina in 1976. In December last year - more than 30 years later - he was one of a handful of survivors to bear witness to the crimes of the military junta when he testified at the trial of eight perpetrators, including one of his tormentors.
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16 Jan 2009As the US prepares to usher in a new administration, the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (MF) has called on incoming President Obama to act immediately on his pledges to end torture.
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15 Jan 2009A new code of practice governing the treatment of children in the UK's immigration system has been described by the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (MF) as an important step towards holding Government agencies and contractors to account.
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10 Dec 2008The urgent plight of torture survivors housed in cramped, pest-infested, insecure accommodation has been highlighted by a BBC report exposing the Government's shortcomings in meeting international human rights standards.
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09 Dec 2008The unlawful detention of a woman who fled torture and rape only months before her arrival in the UK is indicative of widespread failures in the asylum system, says the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Victims of Torture (MF).
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15 Oct 2008A decade after the historic arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, more still needs to be done in securing justice for torture survivors, says the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (MF).
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13 Oct 2008Substandard levels of accommodation are compromising the emotional well-being of torture survivors as they try to engage in rehabilitative work, warn experts at the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (MF).
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19 Sep 2008Indications that the Government is to withdraw its reservation on the UN Children's Convention, which allowed it to opt-out of prioritising children's welfare in favour of tougher immigration controls, has been welcomed by the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (MF).
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11 Sep 2008The struggle between President Mugabe's ruling ZanuPF party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is well known and frequently reported by the media. What is less known is the extent of the torture and ill-treatment at the hands of Mugabe's regime as evidenced by some of the estimated 11,000 Zimbabweans thought to have fled to the UK as a result of wide-spread violence and repression.
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25 Jul 2008Health practitioners are failing in their duty of care because of unclear and contradictory guidance from the Department of Health, warns the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (MF), which has joined other NGOs in calling for the immediate recognition of asylum seekers' health care rights.
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10 Jul 2008The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (MF) has backed calls for "urgent action" to protect torture survivors in the wake of a new report which suggests their suffering is being unnecessarily prolonged because of a lack of understanding among Government decision-makers.
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10 Jul 2008A Darfuri doctor who was tortured for speaking out against the atrocities committed by the Janjaweed militia in the Sudanese conflict will speak publicly about her journey of exile to coincide with the release of her book.
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07 Jul 2008Proposed legislation that would safeguard and promote the welfare of torture surviving children has been welcomed by the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (MF), which says the law should be enacted without delay.
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27 May 2008The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture has welcomed calls for better screening and support for people seeking refuge in the UK, in the wake of a new report which shows asylum seekers are being let down by substandard systems.
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16 May 2008Enabling torture survivors to pursue their perpetrators through the UK courts is a move the Government should support as part of its duty to uphold a victim's right to reparation, the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (MF) says.
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02 May 2008Top musicians helped to highlight the global plight of torture survivors and raised over £10,000 for the MF at its first ever fundraising concert at Shepherds Bush.
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18 Apr 2008"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).
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03 Apr 2008The 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.
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28 Mar 2008The 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.