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UN Secretary-General addresses on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture â€“ 26 June

26 June 2012 12:57 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Anakahanum Hidoyatova â€“ APA. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture â€“ 26 June. Azerbaijani Permanent Representative to the UN told APA that the letter says: â€œEvery day, women, men and children are tortured or ill-treated with the intention of destroying their sense of dignity and human worth. By concretely supporting victims of torture, the international community will prove its unequivocal determination and commitment to fight torture and impunity.â€ Torture seeks to annihilate the victimâ€™s personality and denies the inherent dignity of the human being. The United Nations has condemned torture from the outset as one of the vilest acts perpetrated by human beings on their fellow human beings. Torture is a crime under international law. According to all relevant instruments, it is absolutely prohibited and cannot be justified under any circumstances. This prohibition forms part of customary international law, which means that it is binding on every member of the international community, regardless of whether a State has ratified international treaties in which torture is expressly prohibited. The systematic or widespread practice of torture constitutes a crime against humanity.