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VOICES FROM THE FIELDTHE IRC BLOG
Supporting survivors of torture
June 26, 2012
By The IRC
Refugees in Tucson attend IRC yoga classes as part of a program that helps survivors of torture cope with stress and trauma.
Photo: Peter Biro/IRC
Today is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
Many refugees offered sanctuary in the United States have suffered great harm, including torture, says Aaron Grigg, the International Rescue Committee's interim executive director in Tucson. Forced to flee because of war, political oppression and conflict, they cannot go home.
The IRC provides mental health services, referrals to medical and legal services, and other support to help survivors of torture and their families heal and rebuild their lives in their adopted country.
In a recent guest column for the Arizona Star, Grigg paid tribute to the resilience and strength of these refugees.
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| A yoga instructor in Tucson leads a class for survivors of torture. |
| Photo: Peter Biro/IRC |
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| Mohammed Aldulaimi, 10, paints as part of an IRC program that helps survivors of torture. Mohammed's mother suffered torture in war-time Iraq. |
| Photo: Peter Biro/IRC |
Read more about the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Learn more about rehabilitation as a torture victim's right — and the progress that has been made against torture around the world — in a VOA report posted today.
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