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Rights of the child / Urgent Interventions / Sri Lanka / 2010 / June

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

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Date: June 29, 2010
Activity: Assistance to victims, Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns
Type: Urgent Interventions
Country: Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic, India, Mexico, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United States

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