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Marking the 10th Anniversity of the Opening of Guantanamo
January 11, 2012
PTV Executive Director Julie Gutman joins interfaith and human rights groups at a press conference on an international day of protest against US-sponsored torture. The event will mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo. |
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Hope and Change
December 10, 2011
As the international community celebrated the 61st Annual Human Rights Day on December 10, PTV Executive Director Julie Gutman highlighted some of the most significant human rights events of 2011. |
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U.S. Senate Panel Investigation Of CIA Torture Program
December 8, 2011
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein concludes that the CIA torture program was far more widespread and systematic than previously thought. |
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Only Darkness: A Torture Survivor Dreams of Dick Cheney
September 27, 2011
PTV Board Member Hector Aristizabal, a torture survivor, writes a powerful letter to former Vice President Dick Cheney. |
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Huffington Post names PTV co-founder Ana Deutsch as 2011 Game Changer
October 13, 2011
PTV's Ana Deutch was selected as one of 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders who are changing how we look at the world and the way we live in it. |
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The City of Second Chances
September 2, 2011
To mark Labor Day, PTV Executive Director Julie Gutman reflects about the richness of LA’s labor, human rights and immigrant rights movements, and how they have impacted the character and fabric of the city. |
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PTV supports Melissa Roxas' appeal to the UN
August 25, 2011
On August 25, PTV joined over 50 human rights activists for an internationally-sponsored press conference for the Justice for Melissa Campaign. Melissa Roxas, a torture survivor who was disappeared for six days at the hands of the Philippine military, filed an official appeal to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture. |
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In Memory of Francesco Quinn
August 11, 2011
We honor the memory of actor and PTV supporter Francesco Quinn, who passed away on August 5, 2011. |
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ACLU asks court to hold CIA in contempt for destroying torture tapes
August 1, 2011
Despite a court order, the CIA destroyed hundreds of hours of video tape showing the alleged torture of two terror detainees, and now the ACLU is asking a New York judge to punish them for it. |
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From DC to Damascus
July 1, 2011
In an opinion piece, PTV Executive Director Julie Gutman explores the nexus between American democratic values and the effort to rebuild the lives of torture survivors. |
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PTV Executive Director and Burmese Client on Sacramento Public Radio
June 24, 2011
As part of Torture Awareness Advocacy Day in Sacramento, our executive director Julie Gutman appeared on Sacramento's Capitol Public Radio with Kyaw, a Burmese survivor. |
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Photos from Nightwind Event
June 17, 2011
Check out photos from the "Nightwind" Performance to commemorate Torture Awareness Month. |
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Huffington Post - Tortuous Logic: Bin Laden's Death Should Not Be Used as a Pretext To Divide the Public on Torture
May 13, 2011
by Julie Gutman, PTV's Executive Director |
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The Program for Torture Victims rebuilds the lives of torture survivors from over 65 countries who have stood up for freedom, democracy, and human dignity. The first organization of its kind in the country, PTV has helped heal the wounds of thousands of survivors through comprehensive services, empowering them to reenter society, reclaim their identities, and work toward a world without torture. |
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"When I escaped to the U.S., I felt my life was over until I found PTV. PTV helped me start again."
Kyaw, Survivor from Burma
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"PTV helped me reclaim my identity. I now feel I am ready to fight for those who do not have a voice."
Leontine, Survivor from Democratic Republic of Congo
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"I had no job, no home, no family. I wanted to die. PTV saved my life and I'm now able to help others in Los Angeles without fear I will be tortured."
Rossana, Survivor from El Salvador
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"I am very proud of the life I've built here. But I couldn't have done it without PTV."
Fredy, Survivor from Cameroon
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