To mark the World Day of Social Justice, a Write to Life member shares a powerful piece about the challenges facing many asylum seekers in the United Kingdom.
I first moved to Greenwich as an asylum seeker five years ago. At that time I was very lonely and lived in terrible accommodation which was damp and dirty. I counted the days and weeks, desperate to move somewhere else...
For Shego, music therapy at Freedom from Torture has helped him overcome the trauma of witnessing his parents’ killing and forced flight to the UK when he was only a teenager.
Henry is a survivor of torture currently living in the UK. Here, he focuses specifically on his experiences of the housing provided by the Home Office, offering his own take on what needs to change.
David fled his home country with his family after he was tortured for his political beliefs. Life in the UK was hard at first, especially since he was dealing with the psychological impact of torture...
Today, Amir can feel happy, confident and able to build a life here in the UK – but it has been a challenging climb to this point, and there will be more peaks to ascent.
Forced to leave her home five years ago after her husband was tortured, she left behind her well-furnished home, her family and friends, and her job as a paramedic.
Tracy, a member of the survivor activism network, Survivors Speak OUT, and member of Write to Life, shares how she used her past experience of torture to help her forge a new career in her new home, the UK.
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled that the lower courts were wrong to override the conclusions of a medical expert when considering forensic evidence of torture in an asylum claim.
The Supreme Court's landmark ruling today said that the lower courts were wrong to override conclusions of a medical expert when considering forensic evidence of torture in an asylum case.
Ten years on from the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, we have documented evidence of torture of its Tamil citizens in the context of ongoing security operations.
We welcome this important report which validates our long-standing concerns about immigration detention and ill-treatment of vulnerable individuals including torture survivors.
As you take up your new position and consider your priorities for the Democratic Republic of Congo, we write today to urge you to put justice, accountability, and putting an end to torture at the very top of your agenda.
Thank you so much for standing with survivors of torture in 2018. Our thousands of wonderful supporters around the UK have helped us press for policy change, fight torture and raise funds to help survivors rebuild their lives.
