Who we are
DIGNITY is an independent human rights and development organization. Our vision is a world free of torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment.
This is how we work
Specialized therapy
We offer rehabilitation for refugees with physical and mental injuries from flight, war, & torture, and for the refugees’ families.
Prevention
We monitor prisons, jails, closed psychiatric hospital wards, and institutions for foreigners deprived of their liberty.
International programmes
We work to advise other organisations and state authorities in a variety of countries.
Advocacy
We offer advice to authorities in Denmark and abroad in the fight against torture. We draw attention to violations of human rights.
Research
We conduct research into the causes, consequences, and prevention of torture as well as efficient trauma rehabilitation.
Latest news
DIGNITY contributes to the collection of evidence of international crimes in Ukraine
Ukrainian civil society organisations will be trained by DIGNITY to collect and preserve evidence of international crimes committed
DIGNITY and partners step up prison monitoring efforts in Ukraine
Monitoring prison conditions has different forms on each side of the front line The ongoing war in Ukraine
Grassroot volunteers helped secure a peaceful election in Kenya’s Nakuru Province
DIGNITY’s partner MIDRIFT HURINET organized hundreds of democracy activists and election peace ambassadors during the recent Kenyan election
We cooperate with partners in several countries
Our international programmes focus on creating access to sustainable rehabilitation of trauma victims.
Together with our partners around the world, we work for social and political change to ensure that all torture survivors have access to help.
Partners
