Christians Against Torture

Our Recent Headline News:

Egyptian Copt William Shaiboub is one of three prisoners featured in the Christians Against Torture Freedom Feast this autumn: September 17th is the tenth anniversary of his arrest. He was tortured along with many other Christians and subsequently convicted of the murder of two men at El Kosheh in August 1998 on evidence given under torture.

Human rights dissident jailed ahead of Olympics

Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia has been jailed for three-an-a-half years for 'inciting subversion', ahead of the Olympics. "This is irrational and unfair," said his wife.

Christians Against Torture encourages Christians of all traditions to work and pray for the abolition of torture and the care of its victims.

It is independent, but functions as an agency of Cytun, Churches Together in Wales, and is linked with the International Federation of Christians for the Abolition of Torture.

It was launched in 1981 by the Council of Churches for Wales, with the support of the Welsh section of Amnesty International.

Supporters receive three main mailings a year – for Easter, Christmas and the autumn Freedom Feast. Most of this material is published in both English and Welsh.