NEWS Stay updated on DIGNITY's work in Denmark and abroad Posted on 14. September 202014. September 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 202017. August 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2019Categories 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 2019Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2019Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2019Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2018Categories 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 6. October 201727. May 2019Categories Middle East and North Africa Civil society advocates for change through UN committees How can various UN mechanisms be used as an instrument in the fight against torture?… Posted on 10. May 20176. July 2018Categories Human Rights, Middle East and North Africa ‘If the family gets redress and compensation it will be a victory for all of Jordan’ PUBLISHED 10.05.2017 The lawyer Haya Al Abbady represents the family of a deceased victim in a… Posted on 10. February 201717. August 2018Categories Human Rights, Middle East and North Africa Statement of support for our Egyptian partner El Nadeem PUBLISHED 10.02.2017 For more than two decades El Nadeem has been providing rehabilitation to victims of… Posted on 2. February 20176. July 2018Categories Human interest stories, Rehabilitation ‘You need to be a fighter’ PUBLISHED 02.02.2017 Torture left Jack bed-ridden and suicidal, but thanks to DIGNITY’s partner Balay, he is…
Posted on 14. September 202014. September 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 202017. August 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2020Categories 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 2019Categories 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 2019Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2019Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2019Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2018Categories 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 2018Categories 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 6. October 201727. May 2019Categories Middle East and North Africa Civil society advocates for change through UN committees How can various UN mechanisms be used as an instrument in the fight against torture?…
Posted on 10. May 20176. July 2018Categories Human Rights, Middle East and North Africa ‘If the family gets redress and compensation it will be a victory for all of Jordan’ PUBLISHED 10.05.2017 The lawyer Haya Al Abbady represents the family of a deceased victim in a…
Posted on 10. February 201717. August 2018Categories Human Rights, Middle East and North Africa Statement of support for our Egyptian partner El Nadeem PUBLISHED 10.02.2017 For more than two decades El Nadeem has been providing rehabilitation to victims of…
Posted on 2. February 20176. July 2018Categories Human interest stories, Rehabilitation ‘You need to be a fighter’ PUBLISHED 02.02.2017 Torture left Jack bed-ridden and suicidal, but thanks to DIGNITY’s partner Balay, he is…
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