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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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Kolbassia Haoussou, MBE and torture survivor - 40th anniversary

Joanna Lumley and Ian Hislop with Yogi, a torture survivor

Yogi, Chef and torture survivor - 40th anniversary

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Emine, Senior Psychological Therapist - 40th anniversary

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Naseem, client and volunteer - 40th anniversary

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Ann, Freedom from Torture supporter - 40th anniversary

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Rex Bloomstein, founding member of Freedom from Torture - 40th anniversary

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I spoke out. I was tortured for it

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Sosin's story - IDSVT 2025

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Nasrin's story - IDSVT 2025

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"No one believed my age" - Zuri's story

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What community means to me: A podcast by One Strong Voice

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How the citizenship ban is impacting refugees

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Refugee Week: Why you should buy our human rights t-shirts

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My heart aches for young women imprisoned and suffering in Iran today

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I had to escape my country when they found out I was gay - Lucas's story

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UK universities are at risk of training torturers

Keir Starmer arrives for a press conference on the Immigration White Paper in the Downing Street Briefing Room

On refugee protection, the Labour government gives with one hand and takes with the other

Shadow of a Hand on the Wall

Poems about body parts

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Allegations of crimes by British troops in Afghanistan show why access to justice must be protected

Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference

Our response to Government's white paper on immigration

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