Introduction – International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed annually on June 26 worldwide to spread awareness about the crime of torture and to give emotional support or honor victims who are suffering from torture. This international provides an opportunity to help victims by speaking against violence and sharing the stories of their suffering of torture on several social media websites including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and many more across the world. This global day encourages individuals to speak or agitate against the crime of torture in any part of the world.

Torture is the worst thing or crime against humanity that someone can do to another person by causing pain physically which also hurts emotionally and mentally. When any superpower country attacks another weak nation then the winning army of the country gives torture to the common people of the defeated country in several painful ways. In some cases, police also give torture to innocent individuals due to enmity. Torture is a crime against humanity that is never allowed in any situation. The Government must also punish those individuals who torture any person.

History – The United Nations approved the resolution on December 12, 1997, and declared that International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed annually on June 26 to eradicate or speak against torture or any cruelty across the globe. The main goal of this international day is to abolish torture anywhere in any part of the world. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is first observed on June 26, 1998 globally. The United Nations requested to all stakeholders, members, and all governments of worldwide society to take action against the crime of torture in any part of the world on this day.

Significance – Torture is the worst thing or crime against humanity in which somebody causes severe pain to another individual. Thus, all governments must abolish the crime of torture in their countries and support those individuals who are suffering from any torture by someone. This global day supports those individuals who are suffering from physical and mental torture in any part of the world. The claim by the United Nations is that the crime of torture against humanity may convert into a series of hatred or violence that negatively impacts the future generations. Thus, the main purpose of this international day is to appeal to all governments of countries and individuals to abolish the torture of crime against humanity and provide emotional support to those people who are being tortured by someone in any part of the world.

This global day allows individuals to speak against the killing of innocent people as a rime of torture in any part of the world. Several organizations including the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims and Amnesty International have prepared many events against the crime of torture and build empathy among individuals towards torture victims by arranging seminars, sharing poster distribution, posting photo exhibitions, sharing stories of victims on television, and several social media websites including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and many more.