It trains health, legal and policy professionals throughout the UK to work with the complex needs and rights of torture survivors.

This work initially took the form of campaigns against violations of human rights and the documentation of evidence of torture by volunteer health professionals and senior medical specialists as a reaction .

The organisation began a regional programme in late 2003 with the opening of a centre in Manchester,[10] treating clients living in the north-west.

These include medical consultation, examination and forensic documentation of injuries through medico-legal reports,[14] psychological and physical treatment and support, and practical help.

These include medical doctors, caseworkers, counsellors, legal advisers, physiotherapists, psychotherapists, psychologists, interpreters, child and family therapists and group workers.

The highest number of referrals came from Sri Lanka (230), Iran (140), Afghanistan (108), Nigeria (64), Democratic Republic of Congo (62), Turkey (56), Iraq (55), Pakistan (53), Syria (48) and Sudan (46).

Medico-legal reports provide detailed evidence of the extent of a torture survivor’s injuries and trauma.