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Well-known figures including Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley marked Human Rights Day by urging the Government not to water down vital protections.

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Instead of ensuring that we continue to provide these refugees with sanctuary, the Home Secretary’s latest proposals will punish people who have already endured unimaginable harm.

Nasrin Parvaz is an artist, writer, activist and survivor of torture who is speaking out about the abuse and torture that happens in Iran’s regime

I came to the UK in a small boat after being tortured in my home country in Central Africa, writes Kolbassia Haoussou.

Write to Life is a creative writing and performance group that supports our current and former clients to tell stories through art forms. It is the longest-running refugee-writing group in Britain, and the only one specifically for survivors of torture.

Learn what it means to be an asylum seeker. Discover the challenges they face, and how we can support survivors of torture as they rebuild their lives.

Our new report highlights how asylum accommodation is failing people who have fled war and torture.

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At just 16, Jean was forced to flee his home. He arrived in the UK isolated, alone and trapped in a complex asylum system that wouldn’t believe him.

The Government’s ban on refugees obtaining citizenship will leave thousands of torture survivors feeling like second-class citizens.

Ann Salter, who has worked with survivors of torture for 20 years, writes about why housing asylum seekers in military barracks could cause significant damage.

Read our response to the conclusions from a UN inquiry that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

We know how quickly misinformation can spread, and the violence it can cause. Now more than ever, having productive conversations about refugees is important.

Shaheen, a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, writes about how she helps families heal from the trauma of torture, and the importance of family reunion.

For over 20 years, Guantánamo Bay has been a symbol of injustice, human rights violations and torture. Learn about the legacy of abuse and fight for justice.

Twenty years ago, I had to leave my home country in central Africa to escape torture.

'The Roommate' by Tanya shares her experience of asylum accommodation. This poem is part of Write to Life, the world's only long-running creative writing group for survivors of torture.

Nadine Tunasi, Survivor Activism Manager and torture survivor, writes about the UK-France migrant deal and the harm it will cause to refugees and survivors.

The one-in-one-out migration deal between UK PM Keir Starmer & French president Emmanuel Macron isn't a solution to migration, it only endangers refugees.