About Us
ABOUT US
Victims and survivors are rarely given a seat at the decision-making table and are sidelined from the very processes that most affect them. Abiding by the mantra “nothing about us without us,” the leadership of ARC includes the only two global survivor-led network organizations: the International Network of Victims and Survivors of Serious Human Rights Abuses (INOVAS) and the Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence (SEMA). ARC also includes four of the top global organizations working on coalition-building, healing and psychosocial support, data-driven policy, and justice and security: the Mukwege Foundation, the Center for Victims of Torture, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and Georgetown Law’s Center on National Security.
ARC is a global, multidisciplinary consortium of victim-centered, evidence-based, trauma-informed organizations that have worked independently for decades in atrocity settings around the world; now we have combined our strengths to create a transformative shift. Together, we can comprehensively address the complex needs of survivors more effectively than any one organization could alone. Our integrated team, equipped with proven decision-making processes and a shared culture of values and local engagement, is uniquely positioned to drive large-scale, systemic change.
ARC includes:
ARC is a global, multidisciplinary consortium of victim-centered, evidence-based, trauma-informed organizations that have worked independently for decades in atrocity settings around the world; now we have combined our strengths to create a transformative shift. Together, we can comprehensively address the complex needs of survivors more effectively than any one organization could alone. Our integrated team, equipped with proven decision-making processes and a shared culture of values and local engagement, is uniquely positioned to drive large-scale, systemic change.
ARC includes:
The International Network of Victims & Survivors of Serious Human Rights Abuses (INOVAS) represents 14 national survivor organizations and hundreds of thousands of victims.
The Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence (SEMA), is led by survivors and gathers survivors from 26 countries and operates at the global and national levels.
The Center for Victims of Torture advances healing for survivors through healing, justice, advocacy, and research initiatives.
The Mukwege Foundation, founded by Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Denis Mukwege, supports survivors to speak out and be heard.
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative has pioneered data science innovations related to victim-centered justice and large scale victim consultation.
The Center on National Security at Georgetown Law is one of the leading policy centers on victim-centered justice.