Since 1985 the Center for Victims of Torture has restored the lives of over 18,000 torture survivors.

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CVT staff celebrate 10 years of international work.

Spread the truth.

Journalist Christiane Amanpour said it clearly: waterboarding is torture.

Join us in supporting the U.S. ban on torture.

Listen to Executive Director Doug Johnson's Minnesota Public Radio commentary on rejecting misguided calls to again use torture.

News and Updates

Read Executive Director Doug Johnson's letter to the New York Times about CVT's work with rape survivors in the Congo.

Dr. Andrea Northwood is quoted in this Star Tribune article on using brain scans to diagnose PTSD.

This Star Tribune editorial on the anniversary of banning torture quotes CVT staff.

Read this Minnesota Public Radio commentary about CVT clients, democracy and the importance of winter clothing.

Former CVT clinician David Alan Harris and Sierra Leonean boys awarded international prize.

Listen to the plight of Bhutanese refugees living in Minnesota and how CVT is promoting mental health among the population.

Listen to Erin Morgan, CVT Clinical Consultant, discuss rape as a weapon of war in the DRC on Minnesota Public Radio.

Read how CVT changed the lives of Robert, Laela, Alfred and Roseline.

Our resource center has been moved to the new Heal Torture website where you will find a wealth of materials for survivors, service providers, healing centers, students and the general public.