On June 26, there is marked the International Torture Victims Support Day declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 1997 (Resolution 52/149). This date has not been selected by chance — it is June 26, 1987 when the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment has come into force. This day is to remind to the whole world that...
Freedom from Torture
Civil Society Coalition against Torture and impunity in Tajikistan