On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Pakistan stands in solemn solidarity with victims of torture across the world. Today, Pakistan joins the international community in reaffirming its commitment to the eradication of torture in all its forms and manifestations, and to the protection of human dignity, justice, and fundamental human rights.
This day serves as a poignant reminder of the inherent dignity and worth of every human being. Torture, as well as all forms of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, is unacceptable in any civilized society. Such abhorrent practices constitute grave violations of human rights and human dignity and stand in clear contravention of international law as well as the enduring principles of Islam.
Guided by the Islamic values that uphold the sanctity and dignity of human life, and in line with international obligations, Pakistan reiterates its steadfast resolve against torture and its commitment to further strengthen safeguards for the protection of all individuals. Victims of any kind of societal torture deserve the highest standards of medical, psychological, legal, and social support, while ensuring accountability for perpetrators remains imperative. In pursuit of these objectives, Pakistan continues to strengthen the implementation of relevant laws, advance legal and institutional reforms, and reinforce national mechanisms for protection, oversight, and redress.
Pakistan expresses grave concern over the systematic use of torture as a tool of state oppression by foreign occupying powers. The people of Palestine and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) continue to endure state repression, brutal torture, and degrading and inhuman treatment at the hands of occupying authorities. The international community bears a collective responsibility to condemn such crimes and to ensure accountability of the perpetrators.
On this occasion, Pakistan urges global attention towards the plight and suffering of victims of state-sponsored terrorism and repression in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). For decades, serious and persistent human rights violations have been committed in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Numerous credible international reports have expressed concern over arbitrary detentions, custodial torture, enforced disappearances, collective punishment, restrictions on freedom of expression, and the suppression of political dissent in IIOJK. Reports and concerns raised by international human rights organizations and United Nations human rights mechanisms regarding the grave human rights situation in IIOJK constitute compelling evidence of systematic human rights abuses and torture.
Pakistan calls upon the international community, the United Nations, and human rights organisations to ensure accountability for perpetrators of such human rights violations and to promote effective and meaningful international cooperation for the protection of victims of torture.
On this day, Pakistan reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with the victims of torture in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Reiterating its continued political, diplomatic, and moral support for their struggle against foreign occupation, Pakistan strongly supports their right to self-determination in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.
