‘Rebuilding lives after torture - Dieynaba’
Client: The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Camera, Editor
6mins
2014
Produced by True Heroes Films
‘Rebuilding lives after torture - Ahmed’
Camera, Editor
6mins
2014
The UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture is managed by the United Nations Human Rights Office and provides direct humanitarian, medical, psychological, legal, social and financial assistance to victims of torture through NGOs, rehabilitation centres, victims' associations, hospitals and legal clinics.
Since its establishment by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981, it has awarded grants to more than 600 organizations assisting over 50,000 victims worldwide every year including VIVRE CAPREC and WCHAN, the organisations featured in these films. Here we listen to the testimonials of those who work with torture survivors to help rebuild lives.
Relevant Links:
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/RebuildinglivesaftertortureDieynabasstory.aspx
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/AhmedStory.aspx
https://www.ohchr.org/en/issues/torture/unvft/pages/index.aspx
‘Rebuilding lives after torture - Ahmed’
Camera
3mins
2016
What are the challenges of healing children affected by torture? The UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture invited rehabilitation specialists to a unique workshop in Geneva, Here, leading neuro-psychiatrist Dr Jorge Barudy illustrates the importance of resilience.