Ann Hannah

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Acting Director of Policy and Advocacy All views are my own.

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Joined April 2011
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    Apr 4

    Can we fight with data? IRCT members from 5 regions have come together to share their experience with using torture victims' data to eradicate torture & improve rehabilitation. This will be an invaluable asset to the global fight against torture.

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    Apr 3

    Major developments today in as PM faces vote of no confidence backed by Mahinda Rajapaksa Lest we forget the torture and other butchery that Rajapaksa oversaw - his political comeback would be disastrous for reconciliation

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    Apr 4

    This is odious. All of those UN member states who at praised the government of Sri Lanka's progress in returning military held lands should watch this.

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    Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake warned war affected IDPs who were given 25 military built houses last week in that military can take back whatever it pleases;he repeated the message to the translator,making sure his warning gets translated from to
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    Apr 3

    Here is Ann Hannah on the Geneva process as a route to peace and reconciliation in Already so fragile but Rajapaksa would blow it apart if he gets his hands on the levers of power. A surge in torture and other repression would likely follow

    Human Rights Council must demand greater action on torture from Sri Lanka
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    Apr 3

    BREAKING: Macedonia apologizes to Khaled El-Masri for its responsibility and collaboration with the CIA torture and rendition program. Macedonia’s apology is a welcome first step in revealing the whole truth about El-Masri's secret kidnapping and torture.

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    Apr 3

    “Nazanin has been jailed in Iran for two years now. She has done nothing wrong. Please help us lift her spirits by tweeting your favourite joke with Laughter . Here’s mine "nostalgia isn't what it used to be....."

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  7. Apr 3

    I’ve just sponsored LAWS team to do - amazing team doing brilliant work for survivors. You can support them too at

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  8. Apr 3

    Excellent quote from my colleague in this article. Need fewer "nudges" and more focus on "getting decisions right first time, with fair and balanced processes" Home Office letter nudges asylum seekers to return home

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    Apr 2

    If you a refugee or know anyone who is eligible, is offering 10 scholarships for refugees and asylum-seekers! Deadline: May 1 👉

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    Apr 2

    But for 's decision not to prosecute those responsible for torture, Gina Haspel might be behind bars. Instead Trump wants to make her boss of the most powerful intelligence agency in the world. That is the terrible price of impunity.

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    Apr 2

    The government is rewriting the Torture Guidance given to UK agents in secret at the same time has appointed a former torturer to lead the - we and are asking for an open consultation

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  12. Apr 2

    Lack of consultation is very worrying - if UK takes or appears to take a backwards step it will send an encouraging msg to torturers in other countries and a depressing one to survivors inc our clients

    Alarm as government rewrites UK 'torture guidance' in secret
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    Mar 28

    This is the last weekend you can apply to for our international and domestic policy roles. If you're astute at political influencing, are strong in policy analysis and advocacy strategies and care about the rights of torture survivors, get in touch!

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    Mar 28

    Thanks to at for covering this important story, one of the few international journalists to do so. The government of Sri Lanka's treatment of the relatives of the disappeared is abominable, and the world needs to know about it.

    ITV News meets the mothers of Sri Lanka's 100,000 'disappeared' as they desperately look for answers
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    Mar 27

    Everyone who cares about upholding the absolute torture ban should pay close attention to this confirmation battle in DC

    Senators in both parties are demanding the CIA share more details on Gina Haspel’s role in using brutal interrogation tactics. via
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    Mar 27

    “Kill off bureaucratic rewards for torturers” — a key demand from survivors when we worked with them to shape our Torture Accountability Programme ’s nomination to lead proves their point

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    Mar 27

    On Coordinator Sheila Heyman reflects on , their most recent theatrical adventure: "For writers to revisit trauma of interview was hard but chance of making things better for future claimants was a very strong pull"

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  18. Mar 27

    Deadlines approaching for the excellent jobs in my team! Head of International Advocacy and Senior Policy Adviser - for more info:

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    Mar 27

    "The Senate is not being asked to decide whether should be indicted or fired. It is being asked whether she should be promoted to the pinnacle of her profession after being deeply involved in ... one of the 'darkest chapters in American history.'"

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    Mar 27

    Tweeting about peace is not a crime. Criticizing government policies online is not terrorism. But in Turkey, such peaceful dissent can land you in jail, research:

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