June 26 - International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is celebrated all over the world, especially in the context of ongoing torture in conflict zones.

UNRWA reported on the torture of Palestinians by the Israeli military. Arbitrarily arrested Gazans are stripped naked, humiliated, and subjected to various tortures. Detainees are also prohibited from defecating.

Survivors of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq have the opportunity to sue the American soldiers who sexually assaulted and tortured them in a cruel and inhumane way 20 years ago.

Videos showing the torture of four people accused of carrying out Russia's deadliest terrorist attack in decades have gone viral in what analysts say is a sign of the Russian state's and society's growing tolerance for mass violence. "Torture should not exist as an incident. The police and the state will torture a terrorist today, see that this method is approved, and tomorrow they will torture an activist, a journalist, anyone else. They don't know any other way," wrote activist and investigative journalist Ruslan Shaveddinov.