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*[[Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture]]
*[[Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture]]


The [[Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture]] (URVT) is a project that aims to support and promote the empowerment and rehabilitation of torture victims and victims of trafficking who are asylum seekers or persons granted with international protection status in Cyprus and to assist them to integrate into the local society. It takes a holistic approach, offering legal advice and social assistance directly to the persons of concern and their families, as well as referring them for medical and psychological care. Its services are facilitated through a structure designed on the standards of the Istanbul Protocol - United Nations Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - and its services are offered to the beneficiaries by specialised, experienced and well-trained personnel. In addition, URVT functions in association to a network of volunteer service providers, medical professionals, and interpreters. URVT operates under the Humanitarian Affairs Unit of the [[Future Worlds Center]]. [http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Good_practice_%28Torture_Victims%29 For information click here]
The [[Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture]] (URVT) is a project that aims to support and promote the empowerment and rehabilitation of victims of torture who are asylum seekers or persons with international protection status in Cyprus and to assist them to integrate into the local society. It takes a holistic multidisciplinary approach, offering specialized psychological assistance aiming at the rehabilitation of victims and their families as well as legal advice and social assistance. This Unit operates according to the standards of the Istanbul Protocol - United Nations Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - and its services are offered to the beneficiaries by specialised, experienced and well-trained personnel. URVT operates under the Humanitarian Affairs Unit of the [[Future Worlds Center]].  


*[[ Provision of Free Legal Assistance to Asylum Seekers]]
*[[ Provision of Free Legal Assistance to Asylum Seekers]]
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