世界节假日博览 第120期:支援酷刑受害者国际日

June the 26th is International Day in Support of Torture Victims. This day was created by the United Nations General Assembly to highlight the horrors of torture and to remember those who have been tortured. June 26 is the day the “Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment” came into effect. Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan explained: “This is a day on which we pay our respects to those who have endured the unimaginable. This is an occasion for the world to speak up against the unspeakable.” He said the day is “dedicated to remembering and supporting the many victims and survivors of torture around the world”.

每年的6月26日是支援酷刑受害者国际日。该节日由联合国大会创立，旨在突出展现酷刑的残忍性，铭记那些遭受酷刑的受害者。6·26当天也是《禁止酷刑和其他残忍、不人道或有辱人格的待遇或处罚公约》施行日。前联合国秘书长科菲·安南解释道：“让我们对那些忍受残忍酷刑的同胞致敬。全球受害者说出残忍暴行。”他称该节日旨在铭记全球遇难者，对幸存者表示支持。”


Torture is one of the biggest abuses of human rights. The terrible thing is that it is so common throughout the world. Almost every country is accused of using torture, in one form or another. There are millions of victims alive today, bearing terrible physical, emotional and psychological scars. Their torture can continue for a lifetime, with bad dreams and nightmares. Those who torture think up the most terrible ways of causing pain and abuse. This includes rape, electrocution, burns, horrific cuts, sleep deprivation and near-lethal beatings. There is still a long way to go in the fight against torture. There seems to be no end in sight to this inhumane treatment of others. Only 105 countries have signed up to the Convention against Torture.

虐待是对人权的最大践踏。但却在全球普遍存在。无论何种形式，虐待现象几乎存在于所有国家。全球如今有数百万受害者，他们承受着身心折磨。这些折磨或将跟随他们一生，他们常常被噩梦惊扰。他们想尽各种办法虐待折磨。包括强奸、电刑、灼伤、砍伤、剥夺睡眠权以及殴打。在反虐待道路上我们任重道远。对于这种非人类暴行，我们似乎看不到尽头。全球仅105个国家签署公约。