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Our 40th anniversary

Until torture stops, we won't stop. Will you?
For 40 years, we have been helping survivors heal and feel safe again. Today, torture is still happening in so many parts of the world and governments, including the UK, are backsliding. But as long as torture exists, we won't stop.
The life that I have today is all down to Freedom from Torture.
Kolbassia Haoussou, MBE

Freedom from Torture was formed by a group of individuals who simply refused to be silent about the injustice and inhumanity of torture. They decided to stand with survivors and fight for a world without torture. 

Exactly 40 years on, that spirit endures - in the organisation they founded, in the countless survivors it has rescued and in supporters who share those values and support our work.  

As we turn 40, we celebrate all that we have achieved together. But we also mark this important milestone in our history, by renewing our founding pledge: until torture stops, neither will we

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