Logo for the Center for Victims of Torture

What We Do

We work toward a future in which torture ceases to exist, where survivors find healing and justice, and where survivors and communities restore their hope.

On this page:
Areas of Focus
Our Impact
Stories from the Ground
CVT is a humanitarian organization that currently has offices in Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Uganda, United States and additional project sites around the world.

Areas of Focus

Healing Care Icon

Healing Care

We provide direct care to survivors of torture conflict-related trauma, including refugees and asylum seekers.

Learn More About Our Healing Work
Advocating for Change

Advocating for Change

We protect and promote human rights. We advocate for international justice and an end to torture worldwide.

Learn More about Our Advocacy Work
Movement Building Icon

Movement Building

We develop and support the resilience and capacity of professionals, civil society partners and human rights defenders who work on treatment and justice for survivors, torture prevention and advocacy.

Learn More About Our Training Programs
Advancing Research Icon

Advancing Research

We evaluate and measure the impact of clinical programs with torture survivors. We advance professional understanding of the humanitarian sector.

Learn More About Our Research

Our Impact

17,948
Last year, we worked to rebuild the lives and hope of nearly 18 thousand survivors and their family members.
50,499
Since we opened, we’ve extended direct care to tens of thousands of individual torture survivors.
69
Last year, clients came from almost 70 different countries of origin.
Numbers are through 2023.

Stories from the ground

Logo for the Center for Victims of Torture
See other initiatives where CVT is leading the charge:
Healtorture.org
For People Who Work With Survivors
Professional Quality of Life
For Service Providers
New Tactics in Human Rights
For Human Rights Defenders
The Center for Victims of Torture is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (Tax ID number 36-3383933). © 2024 The Center for Victims of Torture. All rights reserved.