EU and US leaders ‘have a responsibility to victims of torture’

SEBASTIA arrived in Ireland three years ago, after fleeing his home in a war-torn African country.

A former soldier, he claimed to be the victim of torture, one of hundreds of people who arrived here and were referred to a centre for the care of survivors of torture.

As George W Bush landed in Shannon last night, Sebastia and a handful of others who have suffered horrific abuse in their home countries were dancing the night away in a small theatre in Dublin.