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A WORLD WITHOUT TORTURE
The Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT), a new international mechanism to prevent torture, will come into force on 22 June
2006
JUNE 26, 2006 - The Festival of Justice
Please click here to read the KRC Statement about the occasion (in Arabic) delivered by Mr. Mohammed Safa on June 9, 2006 in the Lebanese Press Syndicate launching the Festival of Justice.
Click here to Read the Press Clippings of June 9 Events.
To get the program of activities in Arabic, please click here.
Friday 19/06/2006
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11:00: The launch of the Committee of the Civil Society Organizations so that Lebanon joins the International Criminal Court, in the Lebanese Press House.
Click here to Read the Press Clippings of June 19 Events.
Friday 23/06/2006
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11:00: An open media and health day in solidarity with the Mothers of the Detainees and the Disappearances facing the UN House (ESCWA). The day includes the launch of the Social-Health Report about the mothers’ situation and medical examinations.
The
KRC Medical Report
(Arabic) about the Health of the Mothers of the ESCWA
Please click here to get the English
Version.
Click here to Read the Press Clippings of June 23 Events.
Saturday 24/06/2006
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From 10:00 – 13:00: A medical day with the kind care of the Minister of Health Dr. Mohammed Jawad Khalifa in support of the released detainees, the martyrs, the injured and their families in the House of the Detainee (Der Seryan –South of Lebanon).
Sunday 25/06/2006 – The Festival of Justice at Ein El-Mrayyseh Place - Click here to read the KRC Speech delivered by Ms. Amal Khalil (Arabic)
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11:00: Launching kites.
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11:10: Statements of the participating NGOs and testimonies.
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12:00: “Their Belongings Talk Exhibition” that includes the belongings of the disappearances, detainees and martyrs, photos and posters about torture, stickers, books, hand-made crafts, children’s drawing. The exhibition ends on the evening of Monday 26/06/2006.
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17:00: Dance performed by the National Institute for Social Care&Vocational Training “Beit Atfal Al-Somoud”, dancing and music playing.
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18:00: Moulayya Team for Traditional Dancing.
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19:00: Boats’ Parade from the Fishermen’ Port in Ein El-Mrayyseh.
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20:00: Documentary Movies, sport’s show for Fatima Farran.
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20:30: Musical Festival by Dr. Wissam Hamadeh.
Click here to Read the Press Clippings of June 24 & 25 Events
Monday 26/06/2006 - Click here to read the KRC JUNE 26, 2006 Statement delivered by Mr. Mohammed Safa (Arabic & English)
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11:00: With the kind care and presence of the Former Prime Minister Dr. Salim El-Hoss, a celebration in the Lebanese Press House.
Statements for the occasion will be delivered by the President of the Lebanese Press Syndicate; Mr. Mohammed El-Baalbaki, Former Prime Minister Dr. Salim El-Hoss, the President of the Lebanese Parliament of Human Rights; Mr. Michel Mousa, the UN High Commissioner for Human rights; Ms. Louise Arbour, Amnesty International, Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture, National Institute for Social Care&Vocational Training “Beit Atfal Al-Somoud”, and the Lebanese Association for Human Rights.
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20:00: Photo Exhibition under the title of “Silent Eyes” for the Artist Hasan Bazzi with the kind care of the Minister of Culture, Mr. Tarek Mitri, in the UNESCO. It continues till the evening of June 27. (Click on link to Read Press Clippings of Photo Exhibition at UNESCO )
Click here to Read the Press Clippings of June 26 Events
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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 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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