BIRW
URGES SUPPORT FOR THE TORTURE (DAMAGES) BILL
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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BIRW URGES SUPPORT FOR THE TORTURE (DAMAGES) BILL
BIRW supports the introduction of the Torture (Damages) Bill. The Bill sends a clear signal to the perpetrators of torture that it will not be tolerated wherever it takes place. Yet torture survivors in the UK are currently unable to obtain justice in the domestic courts for the torture they suffered overseas. If enacted, the Torture (Damages) Bill would allow survivors of torture to make a claim for compensation in the courts of England and Wales, where they are unable to do in the jurisdiction in which they were tortured.
The Bill has its important second reading in the House of Commons on 19 June 2009. BIRW urges Honourable Members to support the passage of the Bill. Redress, the organisation which seeks reparation for victims of torture, is co-ordinating support for the Bill and the attached link will take you to the Redress website where you can support the Bill by writing to your MP.
http://www.redress.org/torture_bill.html
4 June 2009
For Peace Justice & Human Rights
