Since King fled persecution and torture, she’s been elated to take part in Pride marches and rebuild her life here in the UK.

But the hostile environment makes her feel like the government only wants to punish people like her.

Hear her story now: huckmag.com/article/my-lif…

This Pride Month, we’re celebrating the strength, courage and joy of LGBTQI+ torture survivors and refugees 🏳️‍🌈

No matter where you’re from, you deserve to be who you are and love who you choose

🏃Want to join this happy bunch?

Elly, who was one of 13 fabulous runners to complete the Hackney Half this month, said “the vibes were high. I felt so proud to be donning the t-shirt.”

Don your Freedom from Torture t-shirt and sign up to a challenge: freedomfromtorture.org/fundraise/take…

Your support made Tanya’s recovery possible💙

After fleeing her home country, our horticultural therapy programme helped Tanya to heal. We want to help more survivors to heal and rebuild their lives after torture.

Donate to support our horticultural therapy programme at

REMINDER: No matter how people get here, everyone deserves to be treated with compassion.

#RefugeesWelcome

“It’s not very difficult to be kind”

We loved hearing about how much our Sanctuary for Survivors has resonated with you all💙

Thank you to everyone who’s visited so far - only one more day to go before it’s relocated to our London centre and used by our clients!

To support the

Our horticultural therapist Wendy talks about how the garden was designed for survivors of torture.

One of its main features, the willow, with its smooth curves, was designed with no sharp edges to generate feelings of calmness and tranquility.

To find out more about its

Survivors like Tanya used gardening to heal and recover from their trauma.

Relocating our garden to our London centre will help us grow our horticultural programme and support more survivors like her.

Find out how to support survivors like Tanya: freedomfromtorture.org/sanctuary-for-…

Thanks

How does our garden make you feel?

We heard from some familiar faces about how the garden makes them feel💙

To find out about how our garden connects survivors to their home countries, go to: freedomfromtorture.org/sanctuary-for-…

“This is a victory for compassionate people up and down the country who have joined our calls for an asylum system that treats people fleeing torture and persecution humanely”

- Kolbassia Haoussou, Director of Survivor Leadership and Influencing
theguardian.com/politics/artic…

If you needed proof that people power works: THIS IS IT.

Lawyers, survivors, and 100,000s of caring people up and down the country have made it too hard for this government to forcibly fly refugees to Rwanda.

We will NEVER stop fighting for a UK that welcomes refugees.

🚨BREAKING: NO FLIGHTS TO RWANDA BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION

Rishi Sunak has just announced that there will be NO FLIGHTS before the general election.

Together, we have made it too hard for this inhumane scheme to go through.

The fight isn't over yet - will you join us?

Former client and Service User Coordinator, Borry, talks about the impact our garden will have on survivors of torture.

To support more survivors to feel relaxed and to feel appreciated go to: freedomfromtorture.org/sanctuary-for-…