The European Network of Rehabilitation Centres for Survivors of Torture was founded in 2003. It is a professional network of doctors, psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers and lawyers from over 100 organisations and rehabilitation centres in Europe that provide specialist rehabilitation to survivors of torture and other human rights violations, either asylum seekers and refugees in host countries or victims of past or current regimes.
Members of the Network
For more information on who is currently connected in the European Network, see the list of the members of the „Network of Rehabilitation Centres for Survivors of Torture“.
Aims of the European Network
- To enable the sharing of information on clinical work, assessment and documentation, research, good practice and innovations in the field, as well as on fundraising both for the Network as a whole and individual centres.
- To stimulate a range of activities related to the field of rehabilitation and treatment for survivors of torture and other grave human rights violations2, hereafter referred to as ‘survivors of torture’.
- To provide support to members centres and participants of the Network, working with torture survivors or in areas related to this field.
- To promote common standards, where appropriate in various aspects of work conducted by member centers and participants.
- To enable the sharing of information on the implementation and impact of domestic and European policies, in relation to survivors of torture and other gross human rights violations.
- To inform and develop advocacy efforts and contribute to the prevention of torture, based on the direct, professional experience of clinical work with survivors of torture seen within the centers and other settings.
- To collaborate with other international institutions focussing on torture and with shared objectives.
Working groups
The main working fields and themes of the European Network are covered by a variety of working groups facilitated by members of the Steering Committee and professionals of the European Centres for Refugees and Survivors of Torture.
If you are interested in further information about the Network or its current activities, please do not hesitate to contact us at: info@baff-zentren.org