Ezat Mossallanejed holds a Ph.D. degree in Political Economy. In Toronto, he has worked as a Youth Counsellor with St. Christopher House and as Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service-Canada. At present, he works as a full-time counsellor and Policy Analyst with the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT). He is currently on the Editorial Board of the Refugee Update and the board of the Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ). He has published four books and more than 150 articles in Persian, as well as two books and 35 articles in English. He has worked with several UN bodies in connection with refugee protection and the eradication of torture. In his quest to protect refugees and survivors of torture, Ezat has travelled to different countries including the United States, Mexico, Rwanda, Switzerland, Austria, Australia, Nigeria, Uganda, Thailand, India and Cyprus. His book, Torture in the Age of Fear, was published in September 2005 (Seraphim Editions).
