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Therese Rytter
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Human rights lawyer | Director of Prevention & Accountability @dignitydk.bsky.social | Steering Committee @IAPBelarus.org | @coe.int European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT)
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dignitydk.bsky.social
Danmark har ifølge FN’s Folkedrabskonvention en pligt til at handle, når der er risikofor folkedrab. Det punkt er for længst nået i Gaza.

#dkpol

Læs indlægget af @thereserytter.bsky.social & @rasmusgrue.bsky.social i @altingetdk.bsky.social

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Dignity: Danmark har pligt til at forhindre folkedrab i Gaza - Altinget
Danmark er ifølge FN’s Folkedrabskonvention juridisk forpligtet til at forhindre folkedrab, så snart vi bliver opmærksomme på, at der er alvorlig risiko – en risiko, der for længst er dokumenteret i G...
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August 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
thereserytter.bsky.social
Must-read NYT op-ed by renowned genocide scholar: “My inescapable conclusion has become that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people. […] I’ve been teaching classes on genocide for a quarter of a century. I can recognize one when I see one.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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🇪🇺🇮🇱🇵🇸 @dignitydk.bsky.social joins > 100 orgs calling on @ec.europa.eu & Member States to ensure a credible review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. With the overwhelming evidence of Israel’s atrocity crimes, the outcome can only be to suspend the agreement!
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
Joint Statement on the EU-Israel Association Agreement Review
The undersigned human rights and humanitarian organizations and trade unions urge the EU to ensure that the ongoing review of Israel’s compliance with article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement ...
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June 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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marcschack.bsky.social
Der pågår en ophedet debat om, hvordan Danmark kan udfordre EMRK's praksis om udvisning af kriminelle udlændinge. I den forbindelse diskuteres muligheden for, at Danmark udtræder af konventionen med det formål at genindtræde med forbehold. En lang 🧵om den debat:
May 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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dignitydk.bsky.social
Systematic torture. DIGNITY’s @mahaaon.bsky.social reviewed 100 testimonies of Palestinians from Gaza held in Israeli prisons.

They reveal a consistent pattern of torture: beatings, denial of care, overcrowding, and degrading treatment.

📄 New PCHR report launch today: dignity.dk/en/news/qa-t...
Q&A: This is what we know about torture against Palestinians from Gaza inside Israeli prisons
Maha Aon, senior health advisor at DIGNITY, has reviewed 100 survivor testimonies featured in the new report Torture and Genocide by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) and highlights consi...
dignity.dk
May 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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For the past year, we’ve been supporting the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights to collect testimonies of Gazans released from Israeli detention. It’s a step towards systematically documenting the torture. Join us on 13/05 & spread the word. Register: lnkd.in/dgrUQ6g3
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May 5, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Mens USA, Italien og Ungarn angriber ICC, bør Danmark og resten af EU stå fast og styrke støtten til domstolens arbejde med at stille krigsforbrydere til ansvar, skriver @rasmusgrue.bsky.social og @thereserytter.bsky.social i @berlingske.bsky.social.

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April 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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In the wake of nationwide protests in #Türkiye 🇹🇷 after the arrest & detention of Istanbul mayor Imamoğlu, @coe.int Committee for Prevention of Torture #CPT conducted a rapid reaction visit on 7-11 April, examining the treatment & safeguards of persons held by the #police. www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/-...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) carries out a visit to Türkiye - CPT - www.coe.int
14/04/2025
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April 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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alexakoenig.bsky.social
Open-source researchers: whether you’re actively searching for evidence re: conflict-related sexual violence or not, you may find it. We've just launched the pilot Open-Source Practitioner’s Guide to the Murad Code w/ IICI to help www.muradcode.com/open-source-... @berkeleylaw.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Attacks on the International Criminal Court (#ICC) undermine justice for victims of human rights violations globally.

DIGNITY joins civil society call on the EU to defend the ICC and the international rule of law amid serious attacks on the ICC’s mandate & mission.

👉 www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
April 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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dignitydk.bsky.social
Aftalen om DK fængselspladser i Kosovo er blevet underskrevet.

@thereserytter.bsky.social har talt med @foljeton.dk, om nogle af de menneskeretlige bekymringer, som samarbejdet giver.

www.foljeton.dk/post/et-dans...

#dkmedier #dkpol
March 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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First-ever Police Interview Summit addressing the need to replace coercive, manipulative and confession-based interrogation with investigative and rapport-based interviewing as a means to ensure fair trials and prevention of torture and ill-treatment. It was a pleasure to present on these issues 🙏
March 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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🚨 Dozens of UN human rights experts express alarm at the United States’ escalating attacks on the international architecture of human rights, the rule of law, multilateralism, the principles of sovereign equality and self-determination & vital international agreements. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
The new US administration must recommit to human rights at home and abroad: UN experts
GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed concerns about the new US administration’s recent actions that undermine human rights and fundamental freedoms at both domestic and international leve...
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February 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
thereserytter.bsky.social
Women in Corrections Conference 2025

Huge thanks to ICPA & Thailand Institute of Justice for hosting the first global #WICC2025. What a privilege to listen to global leaders in criminal justice & present the findings and standards on women in detention of @coe.int Cmttee on Prevention of Torture 🙏
February 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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iapbelarus.org
Lithuania’s referral of the human rights situation in #Belarus to the #ICC is a critical step to secure justice and accountability. A 🧵

📖 Read our briefing to know more:
iapbelarus.org/presentation...
February 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
thereserytter.bsky.social
📣 Exciting #job: Legal Advisor
Would you like to contribute to pursuing #justice and #accountability for torture and other intl crimes in #Belarus, #Palestine and #Ukraine?

👉 dignity.dk/en/job-openi...
📅 Deadline: 19 March 2025
🌏 Duty station: Copenhagen
February 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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markkersten.bsky.social
“With this order, the US has empowered war criminals by seeking to punish the ICC, denying justice and reparation to thousands of victims around the world, including women and children."

UN experts condemn sanctions against the #ICC: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
United States: UN experts condemn sanctions against the ICC
GENEVA – UN experts* expressed grave concern today after the U.S. President signed an Executive Action authorising sanctions on the International Criminal Court, its personnel and individuals or entit...
www.ohchr.org
February 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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iapbelarus.org
The IAPB has submitted evidence and legal analyses to the ICC Prosecutor to inform its preliminary examination into whether it has jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute alleged crimes against humanity committed by Belarusian senior officials since 2020.

Read more: iapbelarus.org/press-statem...
February 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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dignitydk.bsky.social
Previously, we looked forward to harvesting olives, an essential tradition for Palestinians. Today, it is a burden, as we fear attacks from settlers or soldiers. In his practice, Dr. Khader sees the consequences of the violence in the occupied West Bank. #dkaid

dignity.dk/en/news/psyc...
Psychologists in the West Bank: The occupation is a chronic source of psychological trauma
Four Palestinian psychologists share their experiences working in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, navigating checkpoints and settler violence.
dignity.dk
January 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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NEW REPORT from DIGNITY's partner The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), provides insights into the post-imprisonment challenges that former political prisoners experience in Burma.

aappb.org?p=31062
January 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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iapbelarus.org
There is an urgent need to combat impunity for serious int'l crimes in Belarus.

The OSCE Moscow Mechanism & UN experts have called on the international community to support initiatives, such as the IAPB, documenting human rights violations in #Belarus

🟠Learn more www.osce.org/files/f/docu...
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January 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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dignitydk.bsky.social
We express deep concern over the systematic & widespread use of torture, other ill-treatment, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, unfair trials, and appalling detention conditions in #Egypt #UPR @redress.org ⤵️

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Egypt: UN Universal Periodic Review Must Highlight Systematic Human Rights Violations in Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Unfair Trials
The undersigned organizations express deep concern over the systematic and widespread use of torture, other ill-treatment, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, unfair trials, and appalling de...
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January 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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After our 2 weeks’ fact-finding visit to #Georgia 🇬🇪 in Nov 2024, @coe.int Committee against Torture (CPT) returns to Tbilisi to examine how persons detained during the #GeorgiaProtests were treated by the #police & how investigations into reports of police ill-treatment are advancing. bit.ly/4hMi9wL
January 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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iapbelarus.org
As the need to combat impunity for serious international crimes in #Belarus remains as pressing as ever, the IAPB calls on #ICC State Parties to support Lithuania’s referral of the situation in #Belarus to the @intlcrimcourt.bsky.social

✉️Read our open letter: iapbelarus.org/app/uploads/...
January 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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The Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) holds high-levels talks with govt of Denmark re long-standing concerns reg #prisons: overcrowding, regimes for remand and high-security prisoners, poor healthcare, belt fixation and externalization.
www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/-...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) holds high-level talks on prisons and psychiatry in Denmark - CPT - www.coe.int
15/01/2025
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January 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM