Akram H. Chowdhury, a human rights activist and 9th Parliament Member (MP)[5] is the founding General Secretary of BRCT.

He is also Secretary General of Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) in Dhaka,[6] and a Council Member of Executive Committee,[7] of International Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (IRCT),[8] Copenhagen, Denmark.

BRCT has been operating a very up-dated treatment at Dhaka exclusively for the torture survivors to improve their physical and psychological structure for restoration in the society under the supervision of allied experts.

Curative activities include arranging bail, providing legal advice, taking cases to court and lobbying legislative changes.

Preventive activities include raising awareness to the public, seminars, symposiums and training community health workers (CHW) through use DDCAT.

[10] The monthly regular publications of BRCT is Manobadhikar Aunushandhani (Human Rights Fact-finder) and Article 14 is a quarterly published English newsletter.

[12] As already stated, the ultimate goal of BRCT is to provide victims of torture with a combination of treatment and rehabilitation to allow full integration back into their homes and communities.

VA's are based on three pillars of strength: Mental (মনবল), Human Power (জনবল) and Financial Solvency (অর্থবল), and have the impact of shifting feelings of loneliness to unity.

They are self-help groups that consist of approximately 10 – 30 members and they hold monthly meeting to discuss their won social and economic problems.

BRCT considers a person as torture survivors when victimised only perpetrated by the members of the law enforcing agencies and security forces of Bangladesh.