NEWS Stay updated on DIGNITY's work in Denmark and abroad Posted on 20. January 2021Author maria harderCategories DIGNITYLeave a comment International Profiles Join DIGNITY Board From now on, Danish will no longer be the working language at DIGNITY’s board meetings…. Posted on 13. January 202125. January 2021Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY, HealthLeave a comment DIGNITY launches a manual on monitoring health in places of detention In many countries all over the world, places of detention are of suboptimal standard and… Posted on 28. December 2020Author maria harderCategories Health, Human Rights, Torture in DetentionLeave a comment Prisons in Moldova received assistance in preventing the spread of Covid-19 and ensuring human rights DIGNITY and our Moldovan partner, the Institute for Penal Reform, have successfully trained prison staff… Posted on 19. September 202021. September 2020Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY Stop reprisals against human rights activists in Belarus One of the leading staff members of the Human Rights Center Viasna, Maria Rabkova, was arrested September 17, accused of training persons to participate in riots. Posted on 14. September 202022. September 2020Author maria harderCategories Health, Human Rights, Legal New practical guide for lay people on how to document ill-treatment inflicted by the authorities in Belarus In the wake of the presidential elections on 9 August 2020, thousands of Belarusians have… Posted on 23. July 202029. September 2020Author maria harderCategories Health, Legal Global guidance on monitoring places of detention during the COVID-19 pandemic – a practical tool Preventing and controlling the COVID-19 pandemic within places of detention poses significant dilemmas to the… Posted on 23. June 202023. June 2020Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY, Legal Reducing Overcrowding in Pre-Trial Detention and Prison in the Context of COVID19 The world is facing an unprecedented public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The… Posted on 31. May 202029. May 2020Author maria harderCategories Legal, Middle East and North Africa, Urban Violence Mizan: The release of inmates was a necessity to curb corona outbreak Jordanian authorities have released a large group of inmates in an effort to limit the… Posted on 29. May 202029. May 2020Author maria harderCategories Legal, Middle East and North Africa, Urban Violence Mizan: Surge in complaints about domestic violence during the corona crisis The quarantine results in increased gender-based violence in several parts of the world. Also in… Posted on 24. May 202026. May 2020Author maria harderCategories Human Rights, Urban Violence Children and youth in the Philippines at heightened risk of abuse under COVID-19 quarantine Following numerous reports and articles of human rights violations committed by authorities in the implementation… Posted on 26. March 20206. October 2020Author maria harderCategories Torture in Detention Synthesis of Global guidance and recommendations on how to prevent and manage COVID-19 in prisons (Updated: July, 16 2020) The following is a synthesis of recommendations issued by a variety… Posted on 14. March 2020Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY Communique from DIGNITY to international partners March 14, 2020 DIGNITY: Danish Institute Against Torture works to protect human life and dignity…. Posted on 17. February 202017. February 2020Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY, Health, Legal New support to torture victims in Ukraine Photos: Ergün Cakal For the first time, DIGNITY will work on rehabilitation of torture victims… Posted on 2. January 20202. January 2020Author maria harderCategories Human Rights, Torture in Detention ”We are the conscience that reminds the government to respect human rights” Photos: Geric Cruz Human Rights in the Philippines are currently under severe pressure – blatantly… Posted on 20. December 201914. January 2020Author maria harderCategories Rehabilitation Danish data collaboration to strengthen rehabilitation of traumatized refugees A new extensive dataset about traumatized refugees is a big step for trauma research in… Posted on 25. November 201914. January 2020Author maria harderCategories Research Matters of Violence OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS How can we assemble accounts of the evasive forms of violence… Posted on 5. April 201912. September 2019Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY Rasmus Grue Christensen appointed new Director General of DIGNITY Director of the Danish Association of the Blind Rasmus Grue Christensen is the new Director… Posted on 28. February 201912. September 2019Author maria harderCategories Legal DIGNITY-focus on corruption and torture at the UN With a half-day conference at the UN in Geneva on March 1, DIGNITY focuses on… Posted on 18. December 2018Author maria harderCategories Urban Violence Demand for justice for Giulio Regeni By Giorgio Caracciolo, senior programme advisor, DIGNITY Photo: Alisdare Hickson (FLICKR) On the 5th of December 2018… Posted on 28. November 201812. September 2019Author maria harderCategories Human Rights, Jordan, Middle East and North Africa, Torture in Detention Proud partner of DIGNITY: As the first country in the Arab region, Jordan’s civil society got access to the prisons For almost 10 years DIGNITY has cooperated with the National Center for Human Rights (NCHR)… Posted on 2. October 20187. November 2018Author maria harderCategories Jordan, Middle East and North Africa, Rehabilitation DIGNITY conducts its first training in therapy for traumatised children: “the therapy came as a saviour” For the first time DIGNITY teaches middle eastern psychologists how to treat traumatised children. A… Posted on 25. September 20182. October 2018Author maria harderCategories Human Rights, Middle East and North Africa, Torture in Detention Strengthening the documentation of torture DIGNITY helps civil society in North Africa to document torture and strengthen advocacy efforts About… Posted on 12. September 201817. September 2018Author maria harderCategories Urban Violence Building common ground for collaboration in Kenya’s urban slums DIGNITY’s leadership programme in Kenya leads to higher levels of respect and understanding between police… Posted on 28. August 2018Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY Denmark and France mobilize forces in dealing with the consequences of torture On the occasion of the French President, Emmanuel Macron’s State visit to Denmark on August… Posted on 12. July 201812. September 2019Author maria harderCategories Legal New report from European conference on torture: Strengthen legal guarantees and fight torture in police custody The 22-23rd of March 2018 23 European countries met for a conference in Copenhagen to… Posted on 5. July 20183. October 2018Author maria harderCategories Rehabilitation Syrian refugees in Lebanon misses help dealing with psychological trauma Photo: Eduardo Soteras Jalil/DRC. Syrian refugees in Lebanon feel distressed and many need assistance to deal… Posted on 14. May 201814. June 2018Author maria harderCategories Research Book launch: Prison Breaks Please join us to launch this new book “Prison Breaks – Toward a Sociology of… Posted on 24. April 201824. April 2018Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY, Human Rights Dane re-elected as chairperson of the UN Committee Against Tortur Jens Modvig, chief physician and head of the health department in DIGNITY, has been re-elected… Posted on 14. November 201714. June 2018Author maria harderCategories Human Rights, Jordan, Legal, Middle East and North Africa Does Jordan live up to the international standards of human rights? Jordan is in these days being examined by the United Nations’ Human Rights Committee (ICCPR)…. Posted on 9. October 201717. August 2018Author maria harderCategories Middle East and North Africa ‘Pre-trial detention should always be the exception and never the rule’, Walid Al-Adwan, Jordanian Bar Association PUBLISHED 09.10.2017 In Jordan, a high number of imprisoned are pre-trial detainees, however, recent numbers show…
Posted on 20. January 2021Author maria harderCategories DIGNITYLeave a comment International Profiles Join DIGNITY Board From now on, Danish will no longer be the working language at DIGNITY’s board meetings….
Posted on 13. January 202125. January 2021Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY, HealthLeave a comment DIGNITY launches a manual on monitoring health in places of detention In many countries all over the world, places of detention are of suboptimal standard and…
Posted on 28. December 2020Author maria harderCategories Health, Human Rights, Torture in DetentionLeave a comment Prisons in Moldova received assistance in preventing the spread of Covid-19 and ensuring human rights DIGNITY and our Moldovan partner, the Institute for Penal Reform, have successfully trained prison staff…
Posted on 19. September 202021. September 2020Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY Stop reprisals against human rights activists in Belarus One of the leading staff members of the Human Rights Center Viasna, Maria Rabkova, was arrested September 17, accused of training persons to participate in riots.
Posted on 14. September 202022. September 2020Author maria harderCategories Health, Human Rights, Legal New practical guide for lay people on how to document ill-treatment inflicted by the authorities in Belarus In the wake of the presidential elections on 9 August 2020, thousands of Belarusians have…
Posted on 23. July 202029. September 2020Author maria harderCategories Health, Legal Global guidance on monitoring places of detention during the COVID-19 pandemic – a practical tool Preventing and controlling the COVID-19 pandemic within places of detention poses significant dilemmas to the…
Posted on 23. June 202023. June 2020Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY, Legal Reducing Overcrowding in Pre-Trial Detention and Prison in the Context of COVID19 The world is facing an unprecedented public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
Posted on 31. May 202029. May 2020Author maria harderCategories Legal, Middle East and North Africa, Urban Violence Mizan: The release of inmates was a necessity to curb corona outbreak Jordanian authorities have released a large group of inmates in an effort to limit the…
Posted on 29. May 202029. May 2020Author maria harderCategories Legal, Middle East and North Africa, Urban Violence Mizan: Surge in complaints about domestic violence during the corona crisis The quarantine results in increased gender-based violence in several parts of the world. Also in…
Posted on 24. May 202026. May 2020Author maria harderCategories Human Rights, Urban Violence Children and youth in the Philippines at heightened risk of abuse under COVID-19 quarantine Following numerous reports and articles of human rights violations committed by authorities in the implementation…
Posted on 26. March 20206. October 2020Author maria harderCategories Torture in Detention Synthesis of Global guidance and recommendations on how to prevent and manage COVID-19 in prisons (Updated: July, 16 2020) The following is a synthesis of recommendations issued by a variety…
Posted on 14. March 2020Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY Communique from DIGNITY to international partners March 14, 2020 DIGNITY: Danish Institute Against Torture works to protect human life and dignity….
Posted on 17. February 202017. February 2020Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY, Health, Legal New support to torture victims in Ukraine Photos: Ergün Cakal For the first time, DIGNITY will work on rehabilitation of torture victims…
Posted on 2. January 20202. January 2020Author maria harderCategories Human Rights, Torture in Detention ”We are the conscience that reminds the government to respect human rights” Photos: Geric Cruz Human Rights in the Philippines are currently under severe pressure – blatantly…
Posted on 20. December 201914. January 2020Author maria harderCategories Rehabilitation Danish data collaboration to strengthen rehabilitation of traumatized refugees A new extensive dataset about traumatized refugees is a big step for trauma research in…
Posted on 25. November 201914. January 2020Author maria harderCategories Research Matters of Violence OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS How can we assemble accounts of the evasive forms of violence…
Posted on 5. April 201912. September 2019Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY Rasmus Grue Christensen appointed new Director General of DIGNITY Director of the Danish Association of the Blind Rasmus Grue Christensen is the new Director…
Posted on 28. February 201912. September 2019Author maria harderCategories Legal DIGNITY-focus on corruption and torture at the UN With a half-day conference at the UN in Geneva on March 1, DIGNITY focuses on…
Posted on 18. December 2018Author maria harderCategories Urban Violence Demand for justice for Giulio Regeni By Giorgio Caracciolo, senior programme advisor, DIGNITY Photo: Alisdare Hickson (FLICKR) On the 5th of December 2018…
Posted on 28. November 201812. September 2019Author maria harderCategories Human Rights, Jordan, Middle East and North Africa, Torture in Detention Proud partner of DIGNITY: As the first country in the Arab region, Jordan’s civil society got access to the prisons For almost 10 years DIGNITY has cooperated with the National Center for Human Rights (NCHR)…
Posted on 2. October 20187. November 2018Author maria harderCategories Jordan, Middle East and North Africa, Rehabilitation DIGNITY conducts its first training in therapy for traumatised children: “the therapy came as a saviour” For the first time DIGNITY teaches middle eastern psychologists how to treat traumatised children. A…
Posted on 25. September 20182. October 2018Author maria harderCategories Human Rights, Middle East and North Africa, Torture in Detention Strengthening the documentation of torture DIGNITY helps civil society in North Africa to document torture and strengthen advocacy efforts About…
Posted on 12. September 201817. September 2018Author maria harderCategories Urban Violence Building common ground for collaboration in Kenya’s urban slums DIGNITY’s leadership programme in Kenya leads to higher levels of respect and understanding between police…
Posted on 28. August 2018Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY Denmark and France mobilize forces in dealing with the consequences of torture On the occasion of the French President, Emmanuel Macron’s State visit to Denmark on August…
Posted on 12. July 201812. September 2019Author maria harderCategories Legal New report from European conference on torture: Strengthen legal guarantees and fight torture in police custody The 22-23rd of March 2018 23 European countries met for a conference in Copenhagen to…
Posted on 5. July 20183. October 2018Author maria harderCategories Rehabilitation Syrian refugees in Lebanon misses help dealing with psychological trauma Photo: Eduardo Soteras Jalil/DRC. Syrian refugees in Lebanon feel distressed and many need assistance to deal…
Posted on 14. May 201814. June 2018Author maria harderCategories Research Book launch: Prison Breaks Please join us to launch this new book “Prison Breaks – Toward a Sociology of…
Posted on 24. April 201824. April 2018Author maria harderCategories DIGNITY, Human Rights Dane re-elected as chairperson of the UN Committee Against Tortur Jens Modvig, chief physician and head of the health department in DIGNITY, has been re-elected…
Posted on 14. November 201714. June 2018Author maria harderCategories Human Rights, Jordan, Legal, Middle East and North Africa Does Jordan live up to the international standards of human rights? Jordan is in these days being examined by the United Nations’ Human Rights Committee (ICCPR)….
Posted on 9. October 201717. August 2018Author maria harderCategories Middle East and North Africa ‘Pre-trial detention should always be the exception and never the rule’, Walid Al-Adwan, Jordanian Bar Association PUBLISHED 09.10.2017 In Jordan, a high number of imprisoned are pre-trial detainees, however, recent numbers show…
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