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Mental Health Issues in African Immigrant Community
May 18, 2012, 6-9 pm
Dr. Negash Assefa will address the psychopathological problems with African migrants and refugee groups face once they have moved out of their countries of origin and how mental illness is seen and perceived in the African communities.
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A Night of Beauty
March 3, 2012
Join PTV Board Member Hector Aristizabal for a night of art, music, theater, and storytelling to support ImaginAction's local and global projects. Tickets are $25. |
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Marking the 10th Anniversity of the Opening of Guantanamo
January 11, 2012
PTV Executive Director Julie Gutman joins interfaith and human rights groups at a press conference on an international day of protest against US-sponsored torture. The event will mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo. |
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Hope and Change
December 10, 2011
As the international community celebrated the 61st Annual Human Rights Day on December 10, PTV Executive Director Julie Gutman highlighted some of the most significant human rights events of 2011. |
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U.S. Senate Panel Investigation Of CIA Torture Program
December 8, 2011
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein concludes that the CIA torture program was far more widespread and systematic than previously thought. |
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Huffington Post names PTV co-founder Ana Deutsch as 2011 Game Changer
October 13, 2011
PTV's Ana Deutch was selected as one of 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders who are changing how we look at the world and the way we live in it. |
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Only Darkness: A Torture Survivor Dreams of Dick Cheney
September 27, 2011
PTV Board Member Hector Aristizabal, a torture survivor, writes a powerful letter to former Vice President Dick Cheney. |
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PTV supports Melissa Roxas' appeal to the UN
August 25, 2011
On August 25, PTV joined over 50 human rights activists for an internationally-sponsored press conference for the Justice for Melissa Campaign. Melissa Roxas, a torture survivor who was disappeared for six days at the hands of the Philippine military, filed an official appeal to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture. |
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The Program for Torture Victims rebuilds the lives of torture survivors from over 65 countries who have stood up for freedom, democracy, and human dignity. The first organization of its kind in the country, PTV has helped heal the wounds of thousands of survivors through comprehensive services, empowering them to reenter society, reclaim their identities, and work toward a world without torture. |
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"I am very proud of the life I've built here. But I couldn't have done it without PTV."
Fredy, Survivor from Cameroon
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| "PTV helped me reclaim my identity. I now feel I am ready to fight for those who do not have a voice."
Leontine, Survivor from Democratic Republic of Congo
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"I had no job, no home, no family. I wanted to die. PTV saved my life and I'm now able to help others in Los Angeles without fear I will be tortured."
Rossana, Survivor from El Salvador
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"When I escaped to the U.S., I felt my life was over until I found PTV. PTV helped me start again."
Kyaw, Survivor from Burma
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