Prevalence of torture

06.02.2013
Turkey: Human Rights Foundation contradicts the official torture toll
"Deputy PM Beşir Atalay claims that only 2 torture and ill-treatment complaints were reported in the past three...
08.08.2012
Sri Lanka: Documentary about Police Torture
Video: DIGNITY partner Asian Human Rights Commission has released a documentary about police torture in Sri Lanka.
22.11.2010
RCT reports on Denmark to the UN Human Rights Council
As part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), RCT together with a number of Danish human rights organizations have...
15.06.2010
The situation of human rights and legal reforms in Jordan
Lecture and open discussion with Eva Abu Halaweh, Director of Mizan Law Group for Human Rights. Monday 28th June...
30.04.2010
New initiative to stop medical complicity in torture
In a letter to the Danish Medical Association RCT proposes that the World Medical Association and its affiliated...

The atlas of human rights : mapping violations of freedom around the globeFagan, AndrewBrighton : Earthscan, 2010. - 128 p. : maps, charts, ill.
Approaches to torture rehabilitation : a desk study covering effects, cost-effectiveness, participation, and sustainabilityGurr, RogerQuiroga, JoseCopenhagen : International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims : IRCT, 2001. - 35 p
Refugee children from the Middle EastMontgomery, EdithOslo : Scandinavian University Press, 1998. - 154 p. : ill

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 2007. Theme: Researching torture in a changing world
Our research must have clear relevance for our stake holders, i. e. the results must have strong value and meaning in...
Alarming new study on torture in Sri Lanka
A new RCT study reveals a number of worrying findings all pointing towards a society still more pervaded by impunity.
Torture and refugees
Modvig, Jens. Torture and refugees. In: Segal UA, Elliot D (eds.): Refugees worldwide, volume 3 : mental health....

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