Campaigners urged to mark International Day in Support of Torture Victims

Join the campaign by clicking here Campaigners are being urged to join Amnesty International's Stop Torture campaign, ahead of tomorrow's International Day in Support of Torture Victims. The International Day in Support of Torture Victims is organised by the United Nations and takes place every year of 26th June. It also comes as a new report by Amnesty International says that European governments have been complicit over US-led rendition and secret detention. Torture is one of the most profound human rights abuses, taking a terrible toll on millions of individuals and their families. Rape, blows to the soles of the feet, suffocation in water, burns, electric shocks, sleep deprivation, shaking and beating are commonly used by torturers to break down an individual's personality. As terrible as the physical wounds are, the... [read full story]