Useful links
International Institutions
- UN Committee against Torture
- United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - the Special Rapporteur on Torture
- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
- European Parliament - Subcommittee on Human Rights
- European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Punishment or Treatment
Rehabilitation Centres and Programmes
- Please refer to the IRCT's listing of rehabilitation centres and programmes
Regional Networks of Rehabilitation Centres and Programmes
- Please refer to Regional Networks
Non-Governmental Organisations Working against Torture
- The Coalition of International Non-Governmental Organisations Against Torture (CINAT)
- Amnesty International (AI)
- The Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)
- The International Federation of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (Fi.ACAT)
- The International Commission of Jurists
- The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
- The Redress Trust
- Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)
Health Professional Organisations
- The International Council of Nurses (ICN)
- The World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT)
- The World Medical Association (WMA)
- The World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
Health and Human Rights Info
- Health and Human Rights Info - an internet-based database with several hundreds links to information on health and human rights (both in English and Spanish).
- Compilation of Torture Laws - a research tool organised by the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)
Information about development organisations worldwide
Research institututions and programmes
- MA/PhD in Refugee Care offered jointly by the University of Essex and The Tavistock Clinic.
- Centre for Trauma, Asylum and Refugees at the University of Essex.










