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States "failing to help children survive torture"

States are not doing enough to help the recovery of children and families who've fled conflict and experienced torture and other ill-treatment, a UN event for victims of abuse has heard.

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UN rights chief urges sustained commitment for redress of child victims of torture

The deliberate infliction of torture on children is an “unbearable reality” in many conflicts and human rights crises around the world, but the international community must continue to demonstrate its commitment to holding the perpetrators of such acts accountable as well as assist the recovery of affected children, the United Nations human rights chief said today.