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On the occasion of the United Nations Day in Support of Victims of Torture (June 26), Hernan Reyes, the ICRC's medical coordinator for health in detention, talks about the ICRC's work in favour of those suffering torture and ill-treatment.
1 In your experience, what is the value of ICRC medical visits to detainees who have gone through torture or ill-treatment?
2 How have the methods of torture and ill-treatment evolved during the last 30 to 40 years?
3 Has the mobilization against torture been successful in diminishing its practice or, on the contrary, are we experiencing an erosion of its prohibition?
4 Apart from physical harm, what is the long-term legacy of torture or ill-treatment for the victims?