The Prime Minister's Pledge

At a ceremony on the steps of Parliament Buildings in Wellington at 1:10 PM on 18 October 2000, to mark the launching of the Campaign to Stamp out Torture, the Prime Minister of New Zealand the Right Honourable Miss Helen Clark, MP, pledged as follows:

"I, Helen Clark, Prime Minister, hereby affirm that the New Zealand Government does not tolerate torture within New Zealand and is committed to working for the eradication of torture everywhere".