What we stand for
Freedom from Torture's vision
To be a highly effective agency counteracting the inhuman practice of torture and its effects through:
- healing and empowering survivors
- learning from and teaching others
- speaking and acting for human rights and dignity.
Freedom from Torture's Strategic aims for 2011-2013
Aim 1: To ensure that survivors of torture and organised violence in the UK have access to the means of rehabilitation and receive quality services that meet their needs. Aim 2: To ensure that the human rights of survivors of torture and organised violence are fully complied with and to contribute to worldwide efforts to stop torture. Aim 3: To ensure that all our activities are informed by the experiences and voices of survivors of torture and organised violence and carried out in collaboration with them. Aim 4: To be a highly effective organisation, one that learns and develops through the contributions of our clients, supporters, volunteers, trustees, staff and partners. Freedom from Torture will deliver these aims through a combination of:
- direct rehabilitation service provision
- helping to build the capacity of other service providers where possible
- advocacy for survivors’ rights
- acting as an expert witness to survivors’ testimony
- providing data and analysis to support the campaign for torture prevention
