The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), is an independent, international health professional organisation that promotes and supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and works for the prevention of torture worldwide.
Based in Denmark, the IRCT is the umbrella organisation for 144 independent torture rehabilitation organisations in over 70 countries that treat and assist torture survivors and their families. They advocate for holistic rehabilitation for all victims of torture, which can include access to justice, reparations, and medical, psychological and psycho-social counselling.
The IRCT does this through to strengthening the capacity of their membership, enabling an improved policy environment for torture victims, and generating and share knowledging on issues related to the rehabilitation of torture victims.
Professionals at the IRCT rehabilitation centres and programmes provide treatment for an estimated 100,000 survivors of torture every year. Victims receive multidisciplinary support including medical and psychological care and legal aid. The aim of the rehabilitation process is to empower torture survivors to resume as full a life as possible.
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