{"id":65072,"date":"2023-12-07T12:15:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dignity.dk\/?p=65072"},"modified":"2025-03-11T15:41:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T14:41:37","slug":"juan-mendez-in-the-last-75-years-we-have-seen-some-progress-in-the-fight-against-torture-but-we-are-far-from-the-finish-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dignity.dk\/en\/news\/juan-mendez-in-the-last-75-years-we-have-seen-some-progress-in-the-fight-against-torture-but-we-are-far-from-the-finish-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Juan Mendez: In the last 75 years we have seen some progress in the fight against torture, but we are far from the finish line"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"65072\" class=\"elementor elementor-65072\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf93f89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf93f89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d71c931\" data-id=\"d71c931\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f4b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35f4b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In a live talk with human rights activist and professor Juan Mendez and DIGNITY&#8217;s CEO Rasmus Grue Christensen,<\/strong> the two discussed the status of the global fight against torture in the light of the upcoming 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations in 1948.<\/p><p>The former UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Professor Juan Mendez talks on how human rights and the fight against torture has evolved since the adaption of the declaration:<\/p><p>\u00bbWe have seen advances and setbacks. Unfortunately, many setbacks regarding mass atrocities, torture, disappearances, and violations of international humanitarian law\u00ab.<\/p><p>On the advances, Juan Mendez says:<\/p><p>\u00bbIn the case of torture, in the normative field, the international community now has a detailed and sophisticated framework to fight torture, which still is growing\u00ab.<\/p><p>He adds:<\/p><p>\u00bbThe most effective way to fight torture is through mobilizing conscience and activism. Torture happens in a period in society when everything seems to have gone the wrong way with no hope. But men and women around the world retain hope. When mobilization starts having an effect \u2013 and it does \u2013 the international community begins to take notice and comes to the assistance of those minority groups that are fighting against the darkness of torture. Then things start to change. It is always important to believe that dark times don\u2019t last forever. There will be a time for democracy, and justice will be served\u00ab.<\/p><p><strong>Watch the full live talk below:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4186474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4186474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:100%; height:0; position: relative; padding-bottom:56.25%\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/video.dignity.dk\/v.ihtml\/player.html?token=3ab4ae023eb0e0edc4da65bba9328a26&source=embed&photo%5fid=91445891\" style=\"width:100%; height:100%; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;\" frameborder=\"0\" border=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-215a4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"215a4aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dignity.dk\/en\/newsletter\/\">Sign up for DIGNITY&#8217;s newsletter here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae8646 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ae8646\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1554a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e1554a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watch more live talks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c6114 elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"11c6114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:12,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-73331 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/dignity.dk\/en\/news\/watch-live-talk-with-dr-khader-rasras-about-trauma-and-rehabilitation-in-the-occupied-west-bank\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dignity.dk\/app\/uploads\/Live-talk-with-Dr.-Khader-Rasras-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-73332\" alt=\"CEO Rasmus Grue Christensen in front of his computer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dignity.dk\/app\/uploads\/Live-talk-with-Dr.-Khader-Rasras-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dignity.dk\/app\/uploads\/Live-talk-with-Dr.-Khader-Rasras-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/dignity.dk\/app\/uploads\/Live-talk-with-Dr.-Khader-Rasras-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/dignity.dk\/app\/uploads\/Live-talk-with-Dr.-Khader-Rasras.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dignity.dk\/en\/news\/watch-live-talk-with-dr-khader-rasras-about-trauma-and-rehabilitation-in-the-occupied-west-bank\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWatch Live Talk with Dr. Khader Rasras about trauma and rehabilitation in the Occupied West Bank\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t28. 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