Restart Center

In 1996, At the time When a blind eye was turned to torture and victims were marginalized, four Spirited friends and human rights defenders decided to take the challenge of establishing a rehabilitation center for victims of torture and trauma survivors in Lebanon. The centers first premises in Tripoli emerged from the need to rebuild the lives of Torture and War Trauma survivors and to restore the harm suffered by the victim whose dignity, health, mental health and self-sufficiency may not be fully recovered without the adequate, effective and comprehensive rehabilitation. Fast Forward to 2002, Restart Centers founding members determined that the Mental health and psychosocial support to victims needs to be extended beyond the centers scope to reach persons deprived of their liberty in places of detention. This expansion was accompanied by originating advocacy and lobbying efforts on the national, regional and international levels for the rights of persons deprived of their lib...