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The latest updates and first-hand accounts on our work to protect the rights of torture survivors seeking safety in the UK.

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Shadows of policemen

11 February 2025

No questions asked – how universities are at risk of teaching torturers

An illustration of a tree, with a caption reading "No racism & discrimination"

Women's Survivor Group - Sosin's story

A drawing of a family on a boat

Women's Survivor Group - Gulan's story

An older woman's hands cusped together

Women's Survivor Group - Zarin's story

Older woman smiling at camera while sitting down

I work with refugees every day. Here's how we can stop failing them

A person holds a sign that reads 'End torture'

16 January 2025

What is Waterboarding?

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a campaign rally

15 January 2025

Why Trump is bad news for human rights and the ban on torture

Older black woman looking to the side of the camera

Writing made me feel bold again - Tanya's story

Young woman, back of her head, painting

“Shining the light on Freedom from Torture”

A view inside a prison cell

Never bury your shit too deep - Imprisonment in Syria

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10 December 2024

"I know only too well how torture destroys lives": Human Rights Day 2024

Close up of metal safety bars on the windows of a prison

10 December 2024

Torture under Assad in Syria: Our response

Barbed wire and wall

Bread heap and a dreamer - Imprisonment in Syria

James Cleverly with his head in his hands

3 December 2024

What is the Rwanda asylum plan?

Shadow of a man by a window

25 November 2024

How the asylum backlog causes a mental health crisis

Young South Asian woman sitting on the floor looking sad

‘Inside, I feel like I’m a dead person’ - Inara's story

Board displaying postcards in therapist office

The power of therapy - Marie's story

Group of people walking, carrying belongings

18 November 2024

Refugees are not a threat to our national security

Freedom from Torture clients in the London centre garden

13 November 2024

Freedom from Torture appoints new Chair of Trustees

Woman and child walking along dry land

5 November 2024

Facts about refugees

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