Despite the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment under international law, notably art. 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, such practices continue to occur in various forms and contexts worldwide.
This event will provide a platform for a debate, with relevant contributions including the voice of prominent survivors' testimonies, institutional and civil society interventions, as the UN Special Rapporteur on torture Alice Jill Edwards, and Lorent Saleh, awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament in 2017.
Despite the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment under international law, notably art. 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, such practices continue to occur in various forms and contexts worldwide.
This event will provide a platform for a debate, with relevant contributions including the voice of prominent survivors' testimonies, institutional and civil society interventions, as the UN Special Rapporteur on torture Alice Jill Edwards, and Lorent Saleh, awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament in 2017.