Posted on 15. March 202119. April 2021Author LasseCategories DIGNITY, LegalLeave a comment The Danish government wants to ‘externalise’ asylum procedures and refugee protection The government in Copenhagen intends to build so-called ’reception centres’ for asylum seekers outside the…
Posted on 8. March 202122. March 2021Author LasseCategories DIGNITY, Human Rights, LegalLeave a comment Time is now for EU action against torture Recommendations to the 2021-2024 programming for the NDICI programme on human rights and democracy Human…
Posted on 14. September 202017. February 2021Author 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 COVID-19, 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 COVID-19, 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 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 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 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 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)….
DIGNITY – Danish Institute Against Torture
