Human rights organisation fighting for a world without torture since 1982. Working with partners in 20 countries 🌍
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14 Jun 2023
DIGNITY – 40 years of empowering survivors and fighting torture🌍
📍Prevents torture and violence
📍Rehabilitates traumatized victims
📍Documents serious human rights violations so the perpetrators are held #accountable
#HumanRights #NoToTorture #EndTorture
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1,700 Ukrainian prisoners were deported to Russia.
Our new report documents deportations from occupied Ukrainian territory, against prisoners’ will.
It likely constitutes a war crime and may amount to a crime against humanity.
Read: dignity.dk/en/news/russia-un…
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In Zarqa, one of Jordan’s most violence-affected cities, young people are standing up against violence 👊❤️
»The day NAYA is no longer needed is the day these problems are solved,« says Rafat from NAYA.
@DAPPdk
@DanishMFA
Read more: dignity.dk/en/news/young-peo…
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April 25 | African Day for the Protection of Persons in Pre-trial Detention
Too many people remain in pre-trial detention because they are poor, criminalized, or lack access to legal support. Overcrowded detention harms health, fuels injustice, and increases the risk of abuse.
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They survived Syria’s prisons. Now they are demanding answers❤️🩹
After years of torture and enforced disappearances, survivors and families still live with trauma and uncertainty.
More are now stepping forward to demand justice.
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Living under occupation affects every part of daily life including mental health ❤️🩹
In the West Bank, our partner TRC supports communities facing settler violence, movement restrictions, and survivors of torture from Israeli prisons and detention.
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#Egypt is renewing its National Human Rights Strategy. The previous record warrants caution.
UN bodies continue to document torture, impunity, and excessive pre-trial detention.
Read the full statement ⬇️
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Four years into the Russia’s full-scale invasion, human rights defenders refuse to stop🇺🇦
Amid blackouts and drone attacks, Hanna Mokrousova of Blue Bird continues to support victims of war, rehabilitating torture survivors & fighting for accountability
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🔹Evidence must be secured
🔹Survivors protected
🔹Documentation must stand in court
In #Ukraine, doctors, psychologists and lawyers systematically document possible war crimes.
Meet our partner @khpg:
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Iran, Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan. Human rights are under attack, and that’s exactly why this fight matters.
Civilians are being killed, tortured, and abused. Democracy is under pressure. Autocracy is rising.
As @KenRoth reminded us at DIGNITY: there is still reason for hope.
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Iran, Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan. Human rights are under attack, and that’s exactly why this fight matters.
Civilians are being killed and tortured. Democracy is under pressure. Autocracy is rising.
As @Kenneth Roth reminded us at @DIGNITY_INT: there is still reason for hope.
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More than 20 years after Liberia’s civil wars, survivors are still waiting for justice.
This week, civil society, war survivors, and international experts are coming together at a conference to push accountability forward.
Justice cannot wait.
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« Sexual violence is not collateral damage, it is a prosecutable offense » - Cllr Tiawan Gongloe speaking truth to power at #Liberia’s transitional justice conference thanks to the leadership and support of @DIGNITY_INT
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He was imprisoned for nearly five years for speaking out on human rights in Belarus.
Ales Bjaljatski explains why documenting torture and repression must continue.
DIGNITY works with @viasna96 to preserve evidence for accountability.
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How do human rights organizations operate when human rights work itself is criminalized? ⚖️
Pavel Sapelka from Human Rights Center Viasna explains how torture and systemic repression in Belarus are documented from exile under constant pressure.
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3 days. 139 participants. 39 organisations worldwide 🌍
DIGNITY’s partners work in very different contexts, but face many of the same challenges. That’s why we bring them together to share knowledge and strengthen the fight against torture.
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In #Ukraine, lawyers like Denys Polishchuk come face to face with the victims of war.
Together with colleagues at @DignityDK’s partner in the country, @khpg, he collects testimonies and documentation of alledged war crimes.
Meet him: dignity.dk/en/news/they-coll…
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Opening statements and cross-examinations was part of a training, which @DignityDK's partners in Ukraine @khpg, @ngo_ppu and @NGO_UWT participated in to build their expertise in international criminal accountability and documentation practices.
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As bombs continue to fall, alleged war crimes are being documented.
In #Ukraine, lawyers and psychologists from @khpg document torture and other human rights violations to help ensure justice for the victims.
Meet 3 who face darkest sides of the war: dignity.dk/en/news/they-coll…
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🤝 @DignityDK partners with @DanishMFA in #Bangladesh, @IMSforfreemedia, and Danish Institute for Human Rights to strengthen #HumanRights, support independent media, and improve rehabilitation for survivors of torture and violence in Bangladesh.
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