UB Immigrant Rights Project Hosts Discussion on Legal and Psychological Aspects of Asylum Granted to Torture Victims April 13
April 11, 2006
Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739
Victims of government torture are sometimes given political asylum by the United States and other countries, offering a way out for those who were once subject to physical, mental or emotional abuse for often completely specious reasons.
However, this escape route harbors its own special problems, including the legal and psychological difficulties that may result from having been whisked out of one’s own country with few or no possessions, no family and no official identification.
The University of Baltimore School of Law’s Immigrant Rights Project and UB Amnesty International will consider these problems in a panel discussion, “The Legal and Psychological Aspects of Asylum Based on Torture,” on Thursday, April 13, from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 510 of the UB Student Center, located at the corner of Mt. Royal and Maryland avenues.
Panelists will include Joachim Nthawie, a psychotherapist for Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma, a Baltimore-based non-governmental organization funded by the United Nations and the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement, and Edward D. Neufville, an attorney practicing immigration law, civil litigation and appellate representation in the Baltimore area.
Questions about this event may be directed to Helen Harnett, UB School of Law clinical fellow, at 410.837.5732.
Additional information on ASTT and the Neufville law office is available at www.astt.org and www.moraisneufville.net, respectively.
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