Welcome to the European Network of  Rehabilitation Centres for Survivors of Torture

Within the boundaries of the Council of Europe about 100 centres and programmes provide assistance to victims of human rights violations, either asylum seekers and refugees in host countries, or victims of past or current regimes.

Considering the political developments in Europe and in particular the fall of the Soviet regime, the enlargement of the European Union and the development of a common EU asylum system, there was a strong need for more cooperation and a sharing of experiences and expertise between the regional organisations providing support to victims of torture and also the appeal of facing new international challenges together.

Therefore, in 2003, the organisations created an informal network: The European Network of Rehabilitation Centres for Survivors of Torture.

 

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"Documentation of torture: Towards justice": Conference program online

The next European Network conference "Documentation of torture: Towards justice" will take place in Chisinau, Moldava on 23-25 May 2012.

Here you can download the program.

For registration please fill out the registration form until April 15th, 2012 and return it to RCTV Memoria.

 

Global Mental Health Certificate Program

The Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma is happy to announce its 6th annual Global Mental Health Trauma and Recovery Certificate Training Program. This Global Mental Health Certificate Training Program offers a transformative training experience aimed at creating a network of global leaders for the health and mental health care of traumatized communities worldwide. An exciting multi-disciplinary program that focuses on providing excellent training and sustained support for trainees and faculty as they master new approaches to learning with new technologies. The GMH Program is creating a network of global health and mental health leaders with over 320 alumni working in over 80 countries.

The course is an intensive six-month blended learning experience (2 weeks onsite training in Italy followed by 5 months on the internet) with international faculty and trainees. Participants will receive a Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma and Harvard Medical School Certificate of Course Completion.

To Apply by June 15th 2012: Please visit our website.

 

 

Newcover_good practice Publication online: "Good Practice in the Care of Victims of Torture"

This publication is based on a project launched by five European Institutions working with survivors of torture and human rights abuses and supported by the Refugee und of the European Commission. The project's aim was to disseminate examples of good practice in the work of the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres, to highlight the most pertinent problems in the treatment and support of refugees and victims of torture and to transmit the findings into the European Network of Centres for the Care of Torture Victims to secure synergy effects and sustainability.

We hope that the examples, information and recommendations assembled in this publication will help various groups of professionals working in this field to learn about the diversity of approaches and methods applied in the rehabilitation and support of victims of torture. We also hope that some of our suggestions will be taken up, and that our experience will offer a framework for other institutions which need to evaluate and develop their work.

 

Conference Report online: ‘Identification, Health Assessment and Documentation for survivors of torture’

The latest European Network conference took place in Amsterdam on 10-12 May 2011. Here you can download the Conference Report 'Identification, Health Assessment and Documentation for Survivors of Torture' (May 2011, Amsterdam).

 

 

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