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News and Stories

The latest updates and first-hand accounts on our work to protect the rights of torture survivors seeking safety in the UK.
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29 April 2025

Change in citizenship rules: Stories from refugees

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28 April 2025

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

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Thank you for making a difference: Janet’s lasting legacy

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Members of our Women's Group explain why they had to flee

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My Mother's Voice

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Finding resilience through the darkest times - Barin's story

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15 March 2025

40th anniversary of the UK signing UN Convention against Torture

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5 March 2025

The UK Border Security Bill will further endanger refugees

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26 February 2025

Finding Our Ground: A Poetic Reflection from Survivors of Torture

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Survivor

'I survived torture in the DRC'

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17 February 2025

'Go Back to Where you Came From' can never convey the true horrors I experienced in my journey to find safety

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11 February 2025

No questions asked – how universities are at risk of teaching torturers

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Women's Survivor Group - Sosin's story

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Survivor

Women's Survivor Group - Gulan's story

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Women's Survivor Group - Zarin's story

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Meet the team

I work with refugees every day. Here's how we can stop failing them

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16 January 2025

What is Waterboarding?

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15 January 2025

Why Trump is bad news for human rights and the ban on torture

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Writing made me feel bold again - Tanya's story

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“Shining the light on Freedom from Torture”

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