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 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 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…
DIGNITY – Danish Institute Against Torture
DIGNITY – Danish Institute Against Torture
