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AFAD Commemorates the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Manila: Today, in observance of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) stands in solidarity with the victims of torture across the globe and unequivocally condemns this egregious practice.
Despite 170 parties and 83 signatories to the Convention against Torture (CAT) which came into force over three decades ago, torture persists across continents. States continue to perpetrate this offense routinely and countless people become victims. Torture is a contemptible act that causes extreme and irreversible psychological and physical damage on the individual. It is an inhumane, degrading and cruel treatment or punishment to which no human being should be subjected.
BANGLADESH: Government must end torture and fully implement recommendations made by the UN Committee against Torture
A Joint Statement by the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances, Asian Human Rights Commission, International Federation for Human Rights, Odhikar, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and World Organisation Against Torture on the occasion of International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2020
Manila/Hong Kong/Paris/Dhaka/Washington, D.C./Geneva, 25 June 2020: On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (26 June), the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Odhikar, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) remember and pay tribute to victims of torture and stand in solidarity with the victims and their families.
Accountability Watch Committee (Nepal) - PRESS STATEMENT
PRESS STATEMENT
June 5, 2020
Do Not Sideline the Transitional Justice Process under the Excuse of Covid-19
Proceed with the Act Amendment Process in a Credible Manner
15 years ago, on 6 June 2005, the then Maoists rebels had bombed a public bus in Badarmude of Chitwan district leaving 35 civilians and 3 security personnel dead and more than 70 civilians injured. Accountability Watch Committee (AWC) also recalls the brutal killing of 17-year-old Krishna Prasad Adhikary by the then Maoists rebels on 7 June 2004 at Bakulahar Chowk in Chitwan. The AWC strongly urges the Government of Nepal to address the demands of truth, justice and reparations being raised by conflict victims for years and to put an end to the deep-rooted culture of impunity, ensuring non-repetition of such crimes in the future.
Ensure Independent and Impartial Investigation in Chitwan Incidents
Press statement For immediate release 5 June 2020 Kathmandu, Nepal
Victims of Badarmude, Madi, Chitwan are still waiting for truth, justice and reparation. 15 years ago, (23 Jestha 2062) Maoist cadres blew up the bus carrying civilians, resulting in the death of 35 civilians and 3 off duty security personnel. It injured more than 70 people, many of them are still suffering from severe physical and psychological trauma. Victims have been waiting for truth, justice and reparation for last 15 years.
