Advocacy Campaigns Dedicated to 26 june – the international Day in Support of Victims of Torture

The Public Organisation “The World of Law” and the Dutch Foundation “Perspectivity Challenge” announce the launch of an Advocacy Campaigns Dedicated to 26 June - the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The campaign took place within the framework of the project “Paths to Justice: Strengthening Human Rights through Torture Prevention and Penitentiary System Reform” project, funded by the European Union.

On 12 December 1997, by resolution 52/149, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 26 June the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, with a view to the total eradication of torture and the effective functioning of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

The observance serves as a call to action for all stakeholders including UN Member States, civil society, and individuals everywhere to unite in support of the hundreds of thousands of people around the world who have been victims of torture and those who are still tortured today.

Source: https://www.un.org