The Story of JUNE 26
The
26th of June was declared the International Day to fight
against torture by the General Assembly of the U.N. and that on 12/12/1997
(resolution# 149/52).
This
day that was celebrated the first time on 26 of June 1998, became the
reunion day of all good wills throughout the world in order to fight
against torture, an action considered the worst action committed by a
human against another one.
The
purpose for that International day is to honor the victims of torture and
to create solidarity movements with them in order to give them back their
complete self-esteem, and to inform the public opinion that this extreme
form of violation of human right is the worst application for the practice
of this authority on the margin of the law being totally ignored.
On
the long run, the aimed purposes from celebrating this day are in denying
the torture completely and applying actually the agreement to fight
Anti-torture agreement which is neglected still by many countries.
Article
5 of the universal declaration of human right and article 7 of the
International Pact of civil and political right, stipulate the
non-subjection of individuals to torture or any harsh treatment or
punishment that is demeaning and inhuman.
The
anti-torture pact effective since 1987, calls for –among others- that in
no way- or interior political
instability or any situation or general emergency should be a reason
behind torture as well as the pact makes of torture an international
crime.
And
if the U.N. celebrated that occasion it is because that day is an occasion
to raise our voices defending human dignity and calling for respect of
human life.
It is a day to remember all the victims of torture. The one who recovered with physical and mental traces and those who didn’t recover and died by this horrible way.
This Year's JUNE 26
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This year's common theme of 26 June is the need for rehabilitation and
the need for adequate and sustainable funding to the United Nations
Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, UNVFVT. After the EU the Fund is
the biggest donor to rehabilitation centres and programmes worldwide, but
still, there are requests from centres and programmes for double the
resources available. Therefore, the need to commit governments to support
the Fund is urgent.
To read more from the IRCT website, please go to:
http://www.irct.org/Default.aspx?ID=52
Background paper
about the fund
Official IRCT statement
for 26 June by IRCT President, Dr. Abdel Hamid Afana
Statement by UN Special
Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Nowak
Press
Release: The world says NO to torture on 26 June
Press
Release: TV stations worldwide support struggle against torture
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