Colombia
29.06.10
Urgent Interventions
26 June 2010 - International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Nothing can justify torture and ill-treatment under any circumstances
- Turkey: The fight against terrorism must not be used to justify the torture of children
- Sierra Leone: Victims reparation must be a reality
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Indifference and impunity
- USA: Redress for torture long overdue
- Mexico: Justice and reparation absent on this day
- Colombia: We urge the State to prevent and sanction acts of torture
- Nepal: Serious challenge to the justice system
- India: The Government, Parliament and the NHRC need to work hard to make the abolition of torture a reality through law
- Sri Lanka: The need of a war against torture