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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-27T18:47:46.000Z",
  "site": "https://msmagazine.com",
  "tags": [
    "Global",
    "Violence & Harassment",
    "Africa",
    "Child Abuse",
    "Disabled Women and Disability Rights",
    "Global Women's Rights",
    "Latin America",
    "Middle East",
    "PassBlue",
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    "Rape Culture",
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    "Survivors of Torture Rewrite the Rules Banning It",
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  "textContent": "There is no shortage of cases of torture in the headlines. Across today’s crises—from Ukraine to Sudan, Myanmar to Gaza—the allegations are graphic and devastating. But once a legal case closes or the news cycle moves on, another story begins: What happens to those who survive torture?\n\nAs U.N. special rapporteur on torture, I have met survivors around the world who carry its effects long after the physical wounds have healed. Survivors spoke to me about stigma, economic struggles, permanent disabilities, fractured relationships and the exhausting fight to be believed, gain access to care and secure justice. Too often, torture is treated as an event that ends when the abuse stops. That is far from survivors’ realities.\n\nThat is why survivors themselves helped create the first global Charter of Rights for Victims and Survivors of Torture and other cruelty—a framework demanding access to specialized healthcare, long-term psychological support, legal recognition, financial stability and meaningful involvement in shaping the laws and systems that affect their lives.\n\nThe post Survivors of Torture Rewrite the Rules Banning It appeared first on Ms. Magazine.",
  "title": "Survivors of Torture Rewrite the Rules Banning It"
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