Torture is a crime of darkness, hidden from the public eye. This is why nobody knows how many people are victims of torture worldwide. What we know from testimonies is that these numbers are very large.
In Mexico, arrest by the Army carries an 86% risk of torture. In many countries, torture is the routine dirty secret of police stations and prisons. One in ten Russian citizens reported torture at the hands of police. During armed conflict, it proliferates like cancer. Syria is one example: reports speak of up to 14,000 people tortured to death by the government since 2011.
Those who survived have urgent and specific needs.
The SOS-Torture Network is at the heart of the OMCT and is the currently the most important global network striving to put an end to torture and protect…
Stopping those who spread terror by killing and maiming civilians is in our common interest. The problem is that many States are taking advantage of the…