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The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) is an international non-profit headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota that provides direct care for those who have been tortured, trains partner organizations in the United States and around the world who can prevent and treat torture, conducts research to understand how best to heal survivors, and advocates for an end to torture. CVT's mission is to heal the wounds of torture on individuals, their families and their communities, and to end torture worldwide. Since its founding in 1985, CVT has: * Rehabilitated over 30,000 survivors through direct healing. * Engaged in post-conflict community building after some of the world’s deadliest wars, working in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jordan and Kenya. * Pioneered research in torture survivor rehabilitation to better understand the effects of torture and how best to heal survivors. * Led efforts to end the practice of torture by the US government, including President Obama’s executive order banning torture and cruel treatment. CVT provides care for survivors at its healing center in St. Paul, Minnesota and at projects in Jordan, the Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya,Nairobi, Kenya, Uganda and in northern Ethiopia working with Eritrean refugees. It has an office in Washington D.C. The Center for Victims of Torture is a 501(c)(3) organization that is recognized by the Charities Review Council,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.smartgivers.org/Charity/Review/center_for_victims_of_torture )〕 the American Institute of Philanthropy, and Charity Navigator for its well-managed use of donations. == History == CVT was founded as a result of actions by Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich. Gov. Perpich directed a committee of human rights experts to research various initiatives to support human rights in Minnesota. The most ambitious proposal from this group was a rehabilitation center for survivors of torture. Governor Perpich embraced the idea. He went to Copenhagen, Denmark, to visit the first treatment center in the world, the Rehabilitation Center for Torture Victims〔()〕 and appointed a task force to determine how such a center could be established in Minnesota.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://archive.leg.state.mn.us/docs/pre2003/other/851050.pdf )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Center for Victims of Torture」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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