REFUGEES. Frank Neuner (second from left), vivo's expert on treatment and therapy of torture victims, during a panel discussion " Traumatized Refugees in Germany " organized by Amnesty International. Elie Wiesel is politically neutral and independent. It's ethical standing and work is particularly based on: -UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights; -UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW); -UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC); -UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees; -UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; -UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide;-UN International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children; -The Hague Convention; team members talking to Sudanese children in a refugee camp in Uganda. Many of these children were born in the camps, since the Sudan conflict is going on for decades now. In recent years, the world has witnessed an escalation of violence and atrocities in an increasing number of armed conflicts. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 30 million people are currently on flight. Modern warfare aims at threatening and fighting civilians rather than foreign armies. Mass expulsions, massacres, mutilations and even genocide have become commonplace. Over 100 states worldwide continue to utilize torture against political or cultural minorities in order to maintain power. These forms of severe human rights violations have devastating effects on individuals and communities alike. Most of the refugees are living in degrading conditions in refugee camps or provisional settlements in developing countries, some of them for an indefinite time.
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