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DIGNITY - Danish Institute Against Torture

DIGNITY kæmper for en verden fri for tortur og vold. Vi behandler flygtninge med psykiske skader fra krig, flugt og tortur. Det er med til at løfte debatten.

DIGNITY bakker op om en fri debat her på siden. Men for at vi alle kan være her, har vi nedskrevet nogle fælles spilleregler for debat på vores side på Facebook. Konstruktiv og levende debat er godt, men husk at holde jer til emnet. Tag udgangspunkt i hinandens bedste argumenter. Vi sletter stødende, sexistiske, racistiske kommentarer. Spam, chikane og trusler vil ligeledes blive slettet. Hold en

god tone, når du debatterer på siden. Der er ikke plads til skældsord, nedladende betegnelser og øgenavne om andre debattører, vores ansatte eller personer, som omtales i vores opslag. I DIGNITY forbeholder vi os retten til at slette kommentarer, der overtræder ovenstående retningslinjer, samt blokere personer, der gentagne gange bryder reglerne.

01/06/2026

DIGNITY is looking for a consultant to conduct a MHPSS Needs Assessment in Bangladesh.

📌 We are looking for a consultant with strong experience in health systems assessment, public health, mental health services, and/or human rights, as well as qualitative and quantitative data collection, and a solid understanding of the Bangladeshi health system. Fluency in English and Bangla is required.

🔴 If this sounds like you, we will welcome an application from you by 18 June.

👇 Read more and apply via the link in the comments.

29/05/2026

DIGNITY søger en ny Projektcontroller til økonomistyring af projekter og bevillinger♥️

📌 Har du lyst til at arbejde i en organisation, som gør en konkret og positiv forskel for udsatte mennesker i Danmark og verden over? Og har du stærke kompetencer inden for økonomistyring af projekter og bevillinger, gerne i udviklingslande, og en solid finansiel værktøjskasse?

Så kan DIGNITY tilbyde dig en spændende mulighed, da vi har en ledig stilling som projektcontroller i vores Økonomienhed.

👇 Læs mere og ansøg via linket i kommentarsporet.

🔴 Deadline: 15. juni 2026

28/05/2026

»What surprised me the most was how widespread and systematic these deportations were.«

Around 1,700 Ukrainian prisoners were transferred from occupied Ukrainian territory via transit centres in Occupied Crimea to prisons inside the Russian Federation.

Many describe overcrowded transports, lack of access to water, food, medication and toilet, threats of violence, humiliation and severe physical abuse.

One former prisoner recalled guards saying:

»If there is any trouble, we will shoot.«

In this video, DIGNITY's Director of Prevention & Accountability, Therese Rytter, explains what stood out most to her in on our new report, Deportation to Hell.

The report documents serious violations of international humanitarian law, concluding that the acts likely y amount to the war crime of unlawful deportation and the crime against humanity of deportation.

This shows why rigorous documentation matters. Documentation is not only about recording what happened. It is also about making justice possible.

DIGNITY’s report was authored by our legal advisors, Olena Ashchenko and Adelaide Figueiras, based on information and evidence gathered in cooperation with our Ukrainian partners, Protection of Prisoners of Ukraine and Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group with contributions from the EPLN - European Prison Litigation Network, and with support from the Udenrigsministeriet.

Read the report below - link in comments.

28/05/2026

Bare fordi man er frihedsberøvet, betyder det ikke, at man ikke har rettigheder.

Sådan siger DIGNITY's direktør Rasmus Grue Christensen til DR, som i dag sætter fokus på nogle af de tidligere indsatte, vores nye rapport Deportation to Hell handler om.

Rapporten dokumenterer, hvordan cirka 1.700 ukrainske fanger blev deporteret fra besat ukrainsk territorium til fængsler i Den Russiske Føderation i november 2022.
Flere tidligere indsatte beskriver vold, trusler, ydmygelser og mishandling undervejs.

Rapporten konkluderer, at deportationerne sandsynligvis udgør krigsforbrydelsen ulovlig deportation og kan også udgøre forbrydelsen mod menneskeheden deportation.

Tak til DR og Matilde Kimer for at sætte fokus på en overset gruppe ofre i krigen.

Læs mere om historien herunder - link i kommentarsporet.

27/05/2026

1,700 Ukrainian prisoners were deported to Russia. Our new report documents how.

DIGNITY's new report documents the deportation of approximately 1,700 Ukrainian prisoners from occupied Ukrainian territory to prisons in the Russian Federation in November 2022.

Prisoners were deported without official information and against their will. Interviewees describe threats, beatings, overcrowded transport, lack of food, water and toilet access.

95 percent reported being subjected to or witnessing ill treatment during deportation and detention.

The report finds that the deportation likely constitutes the war crime of unlawful deportation and may also amount to the crime against humanity of deportation.

The report was prepared by DIGNITY in cooperation with our partners Protection of Prisoners of Ukraine, Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group and the EPLN - European Prison Litigation Network, with support from the Udenrigsministeriet.

This report would not have been possible without the courageous and important work from our Ukrainian partners, who continue to document violations and support victims in the midst of war.

📄 Read the full report, Deportation to Hell: Link in comments.

26/05/2026

DIGNITY is looking for a Programme Advisor for partnerships with Private Foundations ❤

As Foundation Partnership Advisor, you will play a leading role in advancing DIGNITY's fundraising efforts with private foundations. You will identify, initiate, and build partnerships with private foundations that support our work both locally in Denmark and globally, thereby making an important contribution for justice and recovery for torture survivors. This includes exploring potential support to new ways of employing new technologies. The position is new and gives you the possibility to shape the direction we take, the priorities we make, and the methods we use.

👇 Read more and apply through link in comments.

🔴 Application deadline: 17. June 2026

21/05/2026

DIGNITY søger en ny Finance Business Partner og projektcontroller♥️

📌 Har du lyst til at arbejde i en organisation, som gør en konkret og positiv forskel for udsatte mennesker i Danmark og verden over? Vil du gerne være med til at udvikle den måde, som vi økonomisk styrer vores projekter på tværs af organisationen?

Så kan DIGNITY tilbyde dig en spændende mulighed, idet vi har en ledig stilling i vores Økonomienhed hvor du får en vigtig funktion med to hovedansvarsområder.

👇 Læs mere og ansøg via linket i kommentarsporet.

🔴 Deadline: 11. juni 2026

21/05/2026

What can young people’s own stories teach us about pathways to prison?

I’m Tomas Martin, Head of International Research and Learning at DIGNITY.

As a researcher, I am especially interested in studies that bring us closer to the lives, choices and constraints of the people most affected by violence, torture and harmful detention practices.

That is why I am excited to share Precarious Pathways, a new study from Sierra Leone.

Our long-time partner Prison Watch Sierra Leone and DIGNITY’s senior researcher Andrew Jefferson has co-produced the study on young people’s journeys into and out of prison.

The study is based on in depth interviews with young people in Sierra Leone about their relationships, education, family life, livelihoods, victimisation and encounters with the law.

Too often, young people who end up in prison are described as deviant, wayward or in need of correction.
But the study shows something more complex. It documents how precarious living conditions, disrupted education, fragile livelihoods, loss, displacement and lack of support can gradually shape pathways towards prison.

This matters in Sierra Leone, where the prison population has doubled in the last 20 years. More people are now held in dire and dangerous conditions behind prison walls.

When the report was launched in Freetown on 1 April 2026, Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Justice, Saptieu Elizabeth Saccoh, described how society had sometimes “stood by and watched as the only open path for our youth led straight to the prison gates.”

That sentence captures the core finding.

The young people interviewed were clear about what they needed: better livelihood opportunities, less precarity, more accessible care, guidance from trusted adults and decision makers who take their personal histories and circumstances seriously.

For us, Precarious Pathways is about connecting research, lived experience and policy.

It shows why locally anchored knowledge matters if we want to block pathways to prison before more young people are sent there.

👉 Read the study via the link in the comments and subscribe to our newsletter.

20/05/2026

35 organisationer stod i år bag civilsamfundets skyggerapport til FN om menneskerettigheder i Danmark. Sidste gang var tallet 25.

Det er værd at hæfte sig ved.

For i en tid, hvor menneskerettigheder og den regelbaserede verdensorden er under massivt pres mange steder, oplever vi samtidig en stærk opbakning fra civilsamfundet herhjemme.

Det fortæller Elna Søndergaard, seniorjurist i DIGNITY og tovholder på rapporten, i et interview med Altinget.dk.

Her fortæller hun om arbejdet bag processen og om, hvorfor flere organisationer vælger at gå sammen for at dokumentere problemer og presse på for forbedringer:

»Jeg tror for det første at det giver legitimitet, at så mange ngo’er er med. Og så tror jeg, vi i sidste ende får skarpere anbefalinger, fordi vi har drøftet vores input i en større gruppe, som også giver flere nuancer. Så forudsætningerne for, at myndigheder og politikere kan gøre det bedre, er styrket.«

Læs interviewet (link i kommentarspor)

19/05/2026

DIGNITY søger en ny projektmedarbejder til vores internationale arbejde i Afrika ♥️

📌 Har du lyst til at arbejde i en organisation, som gør en konkret og positiv forskel for udsatte mennesker i Danmark og globalt? Har du en videregående uddannelse og kompetencer til at bidrage med koordinerende og administrative opgaver inden for vores programarbejde i Afrika?

Så kan DIGNITY tilbyde dig en spændende mulighed som projektmedarbejder i vores afdeling for Internationale Programmer.

👇 Læs mere og ansøg via linket i kommentarsporet.

🔴 Deadline: 31. maj 2026

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