United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

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United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture Facts & Quotes

• According to humanrightsfirst.org, 25 former interrogators and intelligence professionals from the U.S. military gave a statement in 2014 on the effectiveness of torture. They stated, The application of psychological, emotional, and/or physical pressure can force a victim of torture to say anything just to end the painful experience. The challenge of interrogation is not to make people talk; instead, it is to obtain precise and credible information.
• 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 a 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. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions - UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
• Torturers must never be allowed to get away with their crimes, and systems that enable torture should be dismantled or transformed - UN Secretary-General António Guterres

United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture Top Events and Things to Do

• Watch the UN's video on torture and how it is done in secret.
• Learn more about the UN's fund for victims of torture.
• Hear from torture survivors and learn about their rehabilitation.

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