Not in the headlines these days, but predatory armed groups in #DRCongo commit atrocities against civilians as the world’s attention wanes.🇨🇩 globalr2p.org/publications/a…

Not one more bullet, bayonet or bomb should be sold to #Myanmar ’s murderous and corrupt military junta. Singapore joins other states imposing an arms embargo, leaving only China, Russia and India as the generals’ main arms suppliers.🇲🇲 aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/12…

Extremist Israeli settlers are intensifying their attacks on Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. The illegal seizure of Palestinian land and the violent displacement of the local population is happening before the eyes of the world. #EndImpunity 🌍🇵🇸

🇰🇭Today marks 49 years since the start of the #CambodianGenocide , where ~1.7 million Cambodians were killed by the #KhmerRouge .

As countless populations remain at risk of atrocities today, the int'l community must commit to action in the face of these crimes & uphold their #R2P .

Torture is never legal, never justified. 20 years later, #AbuGhraib torture survivors finally get their day in court. Justice has been delayed, but should not be denied any longer.🇺🇸⚖️ hrw.org/news/2024/04/1…

Nowhere in the world should be safe for torturers. Universal jurisdiction is an essential legal tool in the battle against impunity and injustice.🇦🇷🌍 reuters.com/world/ukraine-…

“It couldn’t happen here”? Six white police officers sentenced to prison for the torture of two Black men in Mississippi.🇺🇸 nbcnews.com/news/us-news/6…

ISIS tried to exterminate or enslave the entire Yezedi population of #Iraq . The survival and resilience of this community is the ultimate victory over the politics of genocide and extremism. Happy New Year!

“Statistics are just people with the tears wiped off.” There are currently 110 million people in the world displaced by persecution, conflict and atrocities. What would you do if you had to flee? #RefugeesWelcome 🌍

No one who believes in Universal Human Rights or International Humanitarian Law can support the collective punishment of the Palestinian people in #Gaza . These atrocities must end. #Gaza CeasefireNow 🇵🇸

Change is Needed for Karen Refugees at Umpiem Mai Camp, Thailand. By Mr. Owl, a writer, artist and client seen at CVT’s Healing Hearts program in Minnesota, U.S. cvt.org/articles/chang…

Illegitimate, unable to govern and facing unprecedented resistance, cracks emerge within #Myanmar ’s corrupt military junta. The future belongs to those struggling for human rights and democracy in Myanmar.🇲🇲 rfa.org/english/news/m…

1️⃣ year since the power struggle between #Sudan ’s corrupt Army and genocidal RSF militia turned into civil war. Neither have any interest in democracy or human rights. Sudan is now a humanitarian catastrophe, with 8.5 million people displaced.🇸🇩 globalr2p.org/countries/suda…

Journalism is not a crime.

A UN Volunteer's story about working with Center for Victims of Torture and a refugee displaced by armed conflict in #Ethiopia .🇪🇹 unv.org/Success-storie…

'A letter from a battleground state' about immigration, refugees and human rights by CVT Georgia's own Darlene Lynch. 🇺🇸

Not one more bullet, bayonet or litre of aviation fuel should be exported to #Myanmar ’s murderous military junta. The Generals must be held accountable for their crimes.🇲🇲

.⁦Center for Victims of Torture⁩ was founded in a house here in Minneapolis-St.Paul in 1985. 35 years later we are 450 staff in 6 countries on 3 continents - working with frontline human rights defenders and bringing healing & hope to refugee survivors of torture & trauma. 🇺🇸🇯🇴🇪🇹🇮🇶🇰🇪🇺🇬🌍

Swirling currents of the Mississippi River reminding me that the world is dramatic and dangerous, but also truly beautiful. The future belongs to those standing on the side of human rights.

Walking over the Mississippi River on my way back from a guest lecture at Human Rights Program. Great graduate students, academic scholars and human rights defenders from around the world.🇺🇸🌍