Its advocacy work also helps to inform people about the problem of torture and the lingering effects it has on victims. and ways to combat torture worldwide. The Center has treated or provided services to hundreds of people since its founding in 1985. Some of the often shrill public rhetoric these days seems to argue that we as a nation can no longer afford to remain engaged with the world. or to assist the poor. the elderly. the feeble. refugees. those seeking asylumthose most in need of aid who are right here in our midst. The Center for Victims of Torture stands as a repudiation of that idea. Its mission is to rescue and rehabilitate people who have been crushed by torture. and it has been accomplishing that mission admirably over the last ten years.
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