Manipur, June 27 -- Expressing strong solidarity to the thousands of torture survivors who are reeling in various corners of Manipur on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and United Nations (CSCHR) on Friday said that it will write to the UN special rapporteur on the delay in ratification of the UN Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (UNCAT) 1987.

June 26 is the day the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) entered into force in the year 1987 and the day is observed to highlight the sufferings of the victims of torture worldwide.

The Gov...