Torture prevention is an essential part of the Sustainable Development Agenda
(WorldNews Switzerland)

The Sustainable Development Goals cannot be achieved without considering torture prevention. The upcoming review of Goal 16 (`promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels `), during the meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development from 9 to 18 July in New York, provides an opportunity to reflect the tight links between torture prevention and sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development not only aims to focus on the environmental, social and economic dimensions of development, it also resolves to protect human...