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The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) launched the Asia Alliance Against Torture website which is an alliance of civil society organizations throughout Asia to advocate and campaign against torture. The launch of this website validates the work of the alliance against torture. This website is created in order to consolidate human rights movement against violence and to ensure a fair and honest legal movement and able to intervene the issue in other Asian countries.

“The website aims to consolidate the human rights movement against violence, ensure a fair and honest legal movement - and later intervenethe issue at a number of countries, or a number of rulers who allow torture to occur,” Director of Lokataru Law and Human Rights, HarisAzhar, said on a press conference after the launching of the Asia Alliance Against Torture (AAA) website at BakoelKoffieCikini, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, April 24^th.

Haris also added that the website is a manifestation of growing awareness that thenumber of violent practices in various countries in Asia is increasing. This website was the result of a meeting of KontraS and several human rights organizations in Asian countries several years ago which tried to reduce violence in Asia. (VOI/Egi/trans by Rezha/DP)