From Room 101 to the UN Convention against Torture George Orwell understood the essence of totalitarianism and torture. It was from the darkest recesses of his imagination that we get Room 101, the dungeon within the Ministry of Love where “thought cr...

“Torture is morally repugnant and always illegal, regardless of what political euphemisms it is cloaked in, or what dubious security rationale is invoked.”

Today is #HumanRightsDay and the 40th anniversary of the Convention Against Torture. #CAT40 ⬇️

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🕊️On #CAT40, survivors of torture from across the world demand that the international community takes immediate action to stop the production, sale, trade, & use of tools of torture.
📢We need a #TortureFreeTrade Treaty!
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