ACAT(UK) was formed in 1984 by the then British Council of Churches, with the active support of Amnesty International and Society of Friends. ACAT(UK) is affiliated to the International Federation of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (FIACAT) in Paris, and is a Body in Association with Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI). ACAT(UK)'s aim is to work, as Christians, for the abolition of torture worldwide. We seek to increase awareness in the Churches and among Christians of the widespread and evil use of torture and the need, for reasons of Christian faith, to campaign for its abolition.



Torture is totally banned in international law under ALL circumstances, including war, civil war, internal conflict and terrorist attack (Article 2 of the UN Convention Against Torture). There is no opt out but people still think that torture can be used in special circumstances - witness what happened after 9/11 when some argued that its use could be justified then. Link to the Easter Card Campaign here    Link to ACAT website here