Hostage International offers independent emotional and practical support to families affected by a loved one held hostage, and to returning hostages.
We offer this through our dedicated team, many of whom have direct experience of this horrific experience.
We believe that no one should suffer alone from this terrible crime and are committed to improving understanding around it.
COVID 19 APPEAL: We are focusing all our efforts on our dedicated family and hostage support service against the backdrop of this crisis. We need your help now more than ever. Please donate.
We’re here to provide emotional and practical support.
Hostage International relies on the generosity of individuals and organisations to be able to deliver its vital services.
Based on our experience of supporting hundreds of families over many years, we have comprehensive information and resources to support you should a family member or employee be affected by a kidnap.
As lockdown eases, our President and Co-Founder Terry Waite CBE has highlighted the increased need for Hostage International as more former hostages and their families have reached out for support during the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking at…
This pandemic has taken the world by surprise, resulting in millions of us having to be in lockdown for weeks on end. Having survived being a hostage where I was in solitary confinement for six…
The importance of ‘living in the moment’ and ‘be kind to ourselves and each other’ as we navigate through this complicated and sometimes isolated world of Covid-19, were among nuggets of advice from our President…
It is five years since Chris returned to the UK, after a terrifying ordeal when he was kidnapped when working as a mineral products expert in Nigeria. Hostage International helped him through the difficult time adjusting…