MOBILE VERSION «Victims of Torture»
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A violation of the most basic of all human rights
Torture - the intentional infliction of severe mental or physical pain or suffering -is a violation of the most basic of all human rights.
Robert Alan Silverstein
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Committed in secret
Torture is banned but in two-thirds of the world’s countries it is still being committed in secret. Too many governments still allow wrongful imprisonment, murder or “disappearance” to be carried out by their officials with impunity…
Peter Benenson
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If you save the life of one person
If you save the life of one person, it is as if you saved the world entire.
Jewish Proverb
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Speak up against the unspeakable
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. It is long overdue that a day be dedicated to remembering and supporting the many victims and survivors of torture around the world.
Kofi Annan
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The greatest tragedy
The greatest tragedy is not the brutality of the evil people, but rather the silence of the good people.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
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The sad truth
The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be either good or evil.
Hannah Arendt
Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Wisconsin Public Schools
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Kid Inventors’ Day
Water skis. Television. Earmuffs. The Popsicle. What do they have in common? All were invented by kids!
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Lee-Jackson Day in Virginia
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Birthday of Robert E. Lee
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Confederate Heroes Day in Texas
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Idaho Human Rights Day
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Inauguration Day in the United States
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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National Hugging Day
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Ed Roberts Day in California
Edward Verne Roberts was born January 23, 1939. He contracted polio as an adolescent in 1953. For the first year of his illness, he spent nearly..→
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International Customs Day
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Holocaust began in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. It ended in 1945 when Allied powers defeated the Nazis.
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Data Privacy Day
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Opening day of Antarctica
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Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution in California
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World Leprosy Day
International Leprosy Day was established by United Nations General Assembly in 1953 and is observed annually on January 30.
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American Heart Month
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women. While Americans of all backgrounds can be at risk for heart disease, African Amer..→
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Black History Month
The first black birth on record in what would become the U.S. happened in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1606. And the first African-American birth ..→
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