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“June Is Torture Awareness Month” with Shahram Hashemi

Shahram Hashemi
Kathleen O’Connell Presides

Every June, human rights and faith organizations join together to mark Torture Awareness Month, selected because on June 26, 1987 the nations of the world took a major step against the immoral and abhorrent practice of torture. On that day, the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT for short) entered into force and the United Nations later declared June 26th the “International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.”

Shahram Hashemi is the Chair of Amnesty International USA’s National Advisory Council. He has been involved in human rights activism for over a decade, working with various human rights organizations. Sha holds a master’s degree in Human Rights and Economic Development from Columbia University and is a producer and documentary filmmaker.











When: Sun., Jun. 7, 2015 at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Where: New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 W. 64th St.
212-874-5210
Price: Free
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Shahram Hashemi
Kathleen O’Connell Presides

Every June, human rights and faith organizations join together to mark Torture Awareness Month, selected because on June 26, 1987 the nations of the world took a major step against the immoral and abhorrent practice of torture. On that day, the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT for short) entered into force and the United Nations later declared June 26th the “International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.”

Shahram Hashemi is the Chair of Amnesty International USA’s National Advisory Council. He has been involved in human rights activism for over a decade, working with various human rights organizations. Sha holds a master’s degree in Human Rights and Economic Development from Columbia University and is a producer and documentary filmmaker.

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