Victims of Torture Program
In keeping with its legislative mandate under the
Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998, the U.S. Agency
for International Development (USAID) works through
its Victims of Torture (VOT) Program to assist the
treatment and rehabilitation of individuals who suffer
from the physical and psychological effects of torture.
Toward that end, USAID funds treatment
projects in developing countries throughout the world.
VOT supports projects that
treat the medical, psychological, and social needs
of torture survivors and their families. In addition
to treatment services, some projects include advocacy,
training, technical assistance, and research.
It is important to realize that due to limited resources, VOT
cannot work in all countries where there is evidence
of torture. Consequently, it gives priority to settings
where needs outweigh the financial commitments
of donors. In an effort to extend itself to the broader
community of organizations treating survivors of torture,
VOT maintains an open and collaborative spirit in
sharing information and experience to better the state
of the art of programming in the field in general.
Read a USAID Fact
Sheet on the Victims of Torture Program
Read a Success
Story about USAID's project to assist torture survivors
in Timor Leste
For more information on USAID’s Victims of Torture Program, contact Rob Horvath at rhorvath@usaid.gov or Cathy Savino at csavino@usaid.gov
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