The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) Council’s Opening Reception was held yesterday in Budapest. The event was opened by Victor Madrigal-Borloz, Secretary-General of the IRCT, followed by speeches by Jorge Aroche, President of the IRCT and Lilla Hárdi, Director of the Cordelia Foundation. The event was an opportunity for Council Members to meet with partners (Magyar Helsinki Bizottság / Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Háttér Társaság, Fehér Gyűrű Közhasznú Egyesület, IOM Hungary/ IOM Magyarország and Traumaközpont) of the Cordelia Foundation.
Members of the Council will be holding meetings in the following two days with the aim to strengthen and unite the global rehabilitation movement.