International law

24.03.2013
International body finds Zimbabwe guilty of torture
For the first time in its 26-year history, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) has found...
15.06.2011
First interview with Karin Verland, new director of RCT
Video: About RCT's activities within research and treatment of severely traumatized torture victims. RCT cooperation...
26.10.2010
After Wikileaks: Military personnel and politicians at risk of prosecution
Failure by the US-led coalition forces in Iraq to protect detainees from torture constitutes a clear and serious...
26.05.2010
Seeking a free standing right to rehabilitation for torture survivors
On the opening day of the 9th conference of the European Network of Rehabilitation Centres for Survivors of Torture,...
06.05.2010
RCT hosting European conference
The annual conference of the European Network of Rehabilitation Centres for Survivors of Torture will take place from...

More DIGNITY Publications

RCT´s annual report 2005. Theme: International work against torture.
With Denmark’s outstanding record in the field of fighting torture, not least the recent contribution to the Optional...
RCT´s annual report 2009. Theme: Prevention
An old adage says that ”prevention is better than cure”. This is especially true of torture and organised violence,...
Politically-motivated torture and its survivors : a desk study review of the literature
This desk study intends to update and complement the desk study review of the torture rehabilitation literature...
International Law Directory
Here you will find a directory of all legal documents and instruments related to the prevention of torture.
The Children's Rights Convention in Denmark : a status report on implementation
Jørgensen, Per Schultz; Leth, Ingrid; Montgomery, Edith: The Children’s Rights Convention in Denmark : a status...

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