Helping survivors
of torture heal,
recover and rebuild.

The United Nations just posted its complaint to the United States Government over its refusal to allow artwork to leave Guantanamo Bay. The U.N. is waiting for a response. Four of the five Guantanamo prisoners named in the complaint are clients of HeaRT. 
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NEWS

Supporting survivors.

Stopping torture.

Bearing witness.

DEFENSE We represent men who were or still are imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay detention center.

ART We support and encourage artistic expression by torture survivors, helping them heal and be heard.

CARE We help survivors overcome the trauma of torture and rebuild their lives.

  • RAMADAN GIFT PROJECT

    For several years, HeaRT has sent Ramadan gift packages to men imprisoned at Guantánamo. The imprisoned men say that they are grateful and touched by this reminder that they are not forgotten. 

    Ramadan this year begins March 22.

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  • THE TEA PROJECT REPARATIONS FUND

    Reparations are a gesture toward righting wrongs and a pathway to healing. HeaRT is partnering with The Fund for Guantánamo Survivors to send financial relief directly to Guantánamo survivors.

    “When someone sits, sips, and reflects over a cup of tea there is space to ask questions about one’s relationship to the world: a world that is filled with dehumanization, war, and destruction; a world that is filled with moments of beauty, love, and resistance.” - Tea Project

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  • A SHIP FROM GUANTÁNAMO

    “The fact that Mr. al-Alwi is no longer able to share his work is one of the reasons we wanted to make this film; as independent documentary filmmakers, we know that the power of our work is fully realized only when we can share it with an audience.”

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  • DON'T FORGET US HERE: LOST AND FOUND AT GUANTANAMO

    One of HeaRT’s clients, Mansoor Adayfi published his memoir, about about his 14 years imprisoned without charge at Guantánamo, in August 2021, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo Bay.

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  • ART FROM GUANTÁNAMO BAY

    This exhibition of works made by men held without charge or trial, many for more than 15 years, was first seen at John Jay College, New York City, in 2017. It has since been at the Gordon Gallery, Norfolk, Virginia, the Catamount Film and Arts Co. and is currently in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Email for more information.

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