Swords Into Plowshares international day in support of victims of torture Archives

June 24, 2013

Ending violence against women and girls in State custody or State care – Orange Day June 2013

Posted 8:37am

The 25th of every month is an Orange Day to end violence against women and girls. The UNiTE Campaign is highlighting recommendations from the agreed conclusions of the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in the framework of ‘safe spaces for women and girls’. This Orange Day and in recognition of… Read more »

June 26, 2012

June 26 Tweet-in to #StopTorture

Posted 10:15am

Join @No_More_Torture, @PresbyUN, and others today – International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – by tweeting your members of Congress & the White House against torture, Guantanamo and Indefinite Detention under the NDAA. Also, feel free to tweet on any subject related to the injustice of torture and in support of victims of… Read more »

June 25, 2011

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Posted 8:06pm

June is Torture Awareness Month. June 26 is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has spoken many times against torture. From the National Religious Campaign against Torture comes a variety of worship resources including this prayer: God of all ages and times, we give… Read more »

May 28, 2010

Amnesty International and Torture Awareness Month

Posted 4:27am

Amnesty International USA offers an activist action pack to hold an event calling for an end to torture. Fill in a form about the film screening, vigil, or other awareness-raising event you’re organizing in June to mark Torture Awareness Month…

New resource for Torture Awareness Month

Posted 5:10am

June 26 is United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. A few years ago, religious and human rights organizations in the United States declared June to be Torture Awareness Month as a way to provide both a…

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