Freedom from torture clients in the London centre garden

Real voices

First-person accounts from people rebuilding their lives after torture and those supporters and professionals standing with them.

Displaying 1 - 20 of 65

African lady in church

“When I sing I forget everything”: a survivor's story this Refugee Week

Members of the football group playing at Arsenal's training ground

“Playing football helps me to feel happy”: a survivor's story this Refugee Week

Detention

Welcome to Yarl's Wood Detention Centre: a survivor's story this Refugee Week

A survivor at our London centre

“It’s important to feel safe”: a survivor's story this Refugee Week

70 miles

70 miles for Freedom from Torture

gardening hands

Our garden of healing - Tania's story

A Safe Place - Freedom from Torture garden London centre

A Safe Place - My new country, by Jade

Accommodation

Recovery - Housing, by anonymous

Home Office detention letter

My Story vs My Statement, by Marsha: a survivor's story this Refugee Week

Doves of Peace

“A Woman, A Refugee” - a poem about a survivor's experience claiming asylum

Painting by Sonja

The beginning of Write to Life

Medico-Legal Report

LAWS goes to the heart of our work

Art of Recovery

Seeking a safe space through art

"Moonlight" by Freedom from Torture client Iqbal, to be featured in November's exhibition

“Art gives me peace.”

Rose Tree

Photography creates a bigger picture for Thurshika

Tina Puryear, Head of Training and Capacity Building

A day in the life of…. Tina Puryear, Head of Training and Capacity Building

Artwork

The art group

colin bateman-jones legacy freedom from torture

Colin's legacy pledge

gardening freedom from torture

The seeds of recovery

Detention

Why immigration detention is not the answer