Jens Modvig
@Modvig
Senior Physician. Danish Institute against Torture. UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Former Chair, UN Committee against Torture @jensmodvig.bsky.social
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In Geneva for chairing a board meeting of the #UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture #UNVFVT providing grants for direct support for victims.
Thank you to the Gulf Cooperation Council for the opportunity to present the work of the #UnitedNations Voluntary Fund for Victims of #Torture and the growing needs for financial support @GCC @DIGNITY_INT #UNVFVT
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT) to discuss the growing needs of torture survivors worldwide. 🙏 Special thanks to 🇰🇼 for hosting the meeting & 🇧🇭🇴🇲🇶🇦🇸🇦🇦🇪 for their participation and support to #UNVFVT
Attacks on the International Criminal Court @icc_cpi undermine justice for victims of serious human rights violations globally. @DignityDK joins call on the EU to defend the ICC amidst attacks on the ICC’s mission. 👉 hrw.org/news/2025/04/0…
Serious concerns about detentions in #Turkiye of opposition leaders including @ekrem_imamoglu and more than 100 others. Human Rights Foundation Turkiye @insanhaklari appeals for international solidarity. Terrorism and corruption accusations not very credible
#Türkiye: We are very concerned by the detention of at least 92 people over the past week, including Istanbul’s democratically-elected mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. All those detained for the legitimate exercise of their rights must be released immediately & unconditionally.
Strong support for the #UNVFVT and for @wavegambia and @sednayamissing both grantees of the Fund @OHCHRPartners
Thank you 🇨🇱 🇮🇪 for convening the event ‘Life after Torture’ at HRC about the Fund for Victims of Torture & 🇦🇹 🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇱🇮 🇱🇺 🇲🇽 🇳🇴 🇵🇪🇨🇭 for co-sponsoring. Gratitude to our grantees @wavegambia & @sednayamissing for sharing their testimonies! Support us!👉 bit.ly/4iI1YAG
Der er lang vej mod retfærdighed i #Ukraine. Men når våbenhvilen indtræffer, skal DK & EU fortsætte og udvide kampen mod krigsforbrydelser og støtte til overleverne, skriver @rasmusgrue & @Modvig i @politiken: politiken.dk/debat/debatind… #dkaid
Free speech, I fear, is in retreat,” Vance said. It seems he is right!
1/ An interesting analysis by ChatGPT on the psychological aspects of the meeting between Zelensky and Trump-Vance is circulating online. It reveals a masterclass in gaslighting, manipulation, and coercion from Trump and his entourage. Let’s break it down. 1/n
Many people arrive at prisons or jails in poor health, and the conditions in carceral facilities — particularly solitary confinement, overcrowding, and extreme temperatures — can worsen health (see table). The negative mental and physical health effects of solitary confinement…
😢 60-year-old woman has been sentenced to 4 years behind bars for helping political prisoners in #Belarus A year ago, the KGB arrested Natallia Ladutska during a mass raid targeting those who supported political prisoners. Today, a court found her "guilty" of "promoting…
An important step toward bringing the Belarus regime to justice! The International Accountability Platform for Belarus (IAPB) has submitted crucial evidence to @IntlCrimCourt, supporting its preliminary examination into whether it has jurisdiction to prosecute crimes against…
#FreeViasna and all other political prisoners in #Belarus
1,300 days ago, prominent human rights defenders from @viasna96 were arrested in #Belarus. #NobelPeacePrize laureate Ales Bialiatski, @fidh_en vice-president Valiantsin Stefanovic, and lawyer Uladz Labkovich dedicated their lives to helping those facing the regime's cruelty. They…
The UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture #UNVFVT has issued an emergency grants call for #Syria for direct support to victims of #torture ohchr.org/en/about-us/fu…
Important initiative, huge challenge, massive attendance, professional organising, and, not least, great support to relatives and grassroots, and raised awareness of enforced disappearances @EDworldcongress @OFrouville
1,300 days ago, prominent human rights defenders from @viasna96 were arrested in #Belarus. #NobelPeacePrize laureate Ales Bialiatski, @fidh_en vice-president Valiantsin Stefanovic, and lawyer Uladz Labkovich dedicated their lives to helping those facing the regime's cruelty. They…
Room fully packed for the opening ceremony of the First World Congress on #Enforceddisappearances. 15-16 January/Geneva
Grateful to present the work of the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture #UNVFVT at the first World Congress on Enforced Disappearances. CSO key to support relatives and keep demanding the truth #CEDI @DIGNITY_INT
DIGNITY’s overlæge, @Modvig, har talt med @tv2nyhederne's podcast DATO om kampen mod tortur og at sidde i vidneskranken i den historiske retsag i USA, hvor tre tidligere fanger fik tilkendt erstatsning fra sikkerhedsfirmaet CACI pga tortur 📻 @Podimo_DK: podimo.com/dk/shows/dato-…
This is not how to promote a rules based world order - so counterproductive
The US has just dealt a major blow to the International Criminal Court, not only defying the arrest warrant for Yoav Gallant, but gratuitously insulting the Court and its members by hosting the war criminal in the White House. democracynow.org/2024/12/11/hea…
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