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Torture Use 'Systematic' In Many Countries, Says Amnesty International


Torture Use 'Systematic' In Many Countries, Says Amnesty International
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Governments around the world are failing to keep the promises they made in the 1984 UN Convention on Torture, according to human rights group Amnesty International, which is launching a campaign titled 'Stop Torture'. In the 30 years since the agreement was signed, Amnesty says many countries are using torture systematically on a vast scale. Henry Ridgwell reports for VOA from London.

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