News archive for 2003
A charity that provides medical, psychological and practical support to victims of torture and other violent human rights abuses such as ethnic cleansing is poised to open its first regional treatment centre in Salford.
An actor held by some critics to be the best of his generation is among a group of stars of stage and screen appearing in Salisbury on Sunday to help raise funds for British charity the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture.
Health care professionals have an important role in helping to prevent torture both in Europe and beyond, according to a new Medical Foundation report.
There has been no improvement in identifying asylum seekers being held in detention who may be the survivors of torture despite highlighting the issue to the government over two years ago, the Medical Foundation says.
A piece prepared by Geoffrey Bindman and published in the International Herald Tribune on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 [to visit the IHT go to http://www.iht.com]
(Today - UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture)
Torture victims/survivors are under real threat from the UK's proposal for off-shore asylum processing proposals.
The indefinite detention of three young adolescents at Guantanamo Bay points to another blurring of legal boundaries by the US Government
The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture welcomes a new report by the Chief Inspector of Prison on immigration detention centres.
The recent deaths of two individuals while being interrogated in American custody in Afghanistan must be independently investigated, says the Medical Foundation.
Playwright Sir David Hare will next month [February] pay an unusual compliment to The Third Man, a piece of cinema history reckoned by industry insiders in a recent poll to be the best British film ever made.
The Medical Foundation is taking a leading role in the creation of a network among similar rehabilitation centres throughout Europe to build on the experience gained working with torture survivors.