Name: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture in United Nations
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Location: PLACE

About International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

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International Day in Support of Victims of Torture .

Dates of International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

2027 United Nations Saturday, June 26thInternational Day in Support of Victims of Torture

2026 United Nations Friday, June 26thInternational Day in Support of Victims of Torture

2025 United Nations Thursday, June 26thInternational Day in Support of Victims of Torture

2024 United Nations Wednesday, June 26thInternational Day in Support of Victims of Torture

2023 United Nations Monday, June 26thInternational Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Summary

Torture seeks to annihilate the victim’s personality and denies the inherent dignity of the human being.

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 UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June marks the moment in 1987 when the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, one of the key instruments in fighting torture, came into effect. Today, the Convention has been ratified by 162 countries.

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