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INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SUPPORT OF
VICTIMS OF TORTURE - JUNE 26
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25 June 2008 – Despite a strong international legal
framework outlawing torture, much more needs to be done to end this scourge,
United Nations human rights officials have stressed, adding that special
attention be given to ensuring better protection for
women........................
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Joint
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26
June 2008 Six United Nations entities regularly
involved with issues relating to the prevention of torture and helping its
victims have said that, despite a strong international legal framework
outlawing torture, much remains to be done "to ensure that everybody is
free of this scourge," and urged that special attention be paid to
ensure better protection for women. The other five signatories of the
statement are: The United Nations Committee against Torture, the Subcommittee
on Prevention of Torture; the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; the Special Rapporteur on
violence against women, its cause and consequences; and the Board of Trustees
of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. "Women deprived of their liberty are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence, which often carries with it a strong stigma exacerbating the suffering stemming from the violent acts. Female detainees also have a number of special needs and face specific challenges that must be taken into account in all protection and prevention efforts. "Persons with
disabilities have also often found themselves excluded from the protection
afforded under international instruments. Therefore the entry into force, on
3 May 2008, of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and
its Optional Protocol is particularly welcome. The Convention not only
reaffirms the right of all to be free from torture, cruel, inhuman, degrading
treatment or punishment, but requires States parties to take all effective
legislative, administrative, judicial or other measures to prevent persons
with disabilities from being subjected to these repellent practices. |
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