International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2020

The International Day in Support of Victims and Torture 2020 is observed on 26 June to raise awareness that torture is a crime against humanity. The day spread awareness among the people about the human torture that it is not only unacceptable but it is also a crime.

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Key-Points

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.

It is observed to ensure total eradication of torture and the effective functioning of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

On 26 June, 1987, the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment came into effect. Its implementation by States parties is monitored by a body of independent experts, the Committee against Torture.

About Torture

The term ‘torture’ means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity.