{"id":80019,"date":"2026-09-30T10:18:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dignity.dk\/?p=80019"},"modified":"2026-09-30T10:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:18:56","slug":"new-dignity-manual-preventing-torture-through-better-prison-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dignity.dk\/en\/news\/new-dignity-manual-preventing-torture-through-better-prison-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"New DIGNITY manual: Preventing torture through better prison monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"80019\" class=\"elementor elementor-80019\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309cc48 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"309cc48\" 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-8dff9ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dff9ae\" 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>The risks of torture and other ill-treatment in prisons are not always easy to spot. They can be found in everyday routines, conditions and practices \u2013 long before they result in serious harm.<\/p><p>DIGNITY\u2019s new manual helps prison monitors identify those risks and act on them.<\/p><p>Medical Director Marie Brasholt answers seven questions about what to look for, how to monitor safely and how findings can lead to change.<\/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-6d3dd93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d3dd93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ef052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85ef052\" 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<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seven questions for Marie Brasholt <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3948ffb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3948ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1db3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f1db3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973ff47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"973ff47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af1b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4af1b19\" 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\">01<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf4a1a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"bf4a1a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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Why was a new manual needed? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2000\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f374f10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f374f10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61fc2b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61fc2b5\" 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>Our manual is unique in that it tries to combine several aspects of monitoring: Understanding prisons, international human rights and other standards, how to conduct prison visits in ways that enable monitors to discover what may not be obvious at first sight, and how the work of monitoring bodies goes beyond the actual visits and also covers how to engage constructively with authorities to maximize the chance of long-term impact and improvement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"DIGNITY has just developed a new manual on prison monitoring. 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1110\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1110\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> The new manual is about preventive monitoring. Can you explain what that is? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1110\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e5877 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72e5877\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7358d2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7358d2f\" 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>We use the term preventive monitoring to underline the overall purpose of this type of monitoring, namely to identify problems and their underlying causes, also called root causes. The overall aim is to give recommendations that will eventually help prevent torture and ill-treatment from happening in the first place. This type of monitoring is different from discussing and finding solutions in individual cases that monitors may encounter and that should be dealt with by others, for example existing complaints mechanisms. In other words, preventive monitoring is not reactive but looks ahead and tries to resolve the structural and other issues leading to an increased risk of torture and ill-treatment in an institution. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"The new manual is about preventive monitoring. 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3830\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3830\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> When you walk into a prison as a monitor, what do you look for? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3830\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c59f9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c59f9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6efa84b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6efa84b\" 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 prison visit is not simply a tour of the premises. More importantly, a monitor will speak with staff and people in detention to hear about their experiences. They will also look at relevant documents, for example house rules, registers and medical records. Based on these three ways of collecting information, observation, interviewing and analyzing documentation, the monitors can compare what they hear and see from different sources and draw their own conclusions.<\/p><p>The monitors will look into different topics depending on the context and sometimes also their previous knowledge about the institution. 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How do monitors spot the risks that are less obvious? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9520\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68fd4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c68fd4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b0d58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4b0d58\" 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>Often, the devil is in the detail, and monitors will spot risks and problems by talking with the people in prison as well as staff and asking very detailed questions about the daily life in prison. Sometimes the monitors will pay special attention to persons that are particularly vulnerable in a prison setting, for example foreigners who do not receive visits, or those with a mental health condition that makes them unable to understand and follow the rules. Also, sometimes a monitor will simply ask for doors to be opened that the staff try to guide them past.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"A prison can comply with the rules and still have serious problems. 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Also, sometimes a monitor will simply ask for doors to be opened that the staff try to guide them past.\"}}]}<\/script>\n\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-4160bcd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4160bcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92d881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a92d881\" 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\">05<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb9127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"9cb9127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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The first task is to go into depth into how the prison health services function. There are a lot of aspects that can be assessed there, including but not limited to how persons in prison get access to medical personnel, what happens if someone falls ill at night, whether medication is available, and what roles the health personnel play in relation to the use of force, solitary confinement and hunger strikes.<\/p><p>The second task is to assess persons who claim to have experienced violence or other types of ill-treatment or when another member of the monitoring team suspects that this may have been the case. Usually, the medical doctor will then speak with the person and do a quick examination to assess the situation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What can a doctor or other health professional see that other monitors might miss?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"A medical doctor on a monitoring team has two important tasks in addition to the general monitoring. The first task is to go into depth into how the prison health services function. 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How do you make sure monitoring does not cause harm? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2460\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5737453 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5737453\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e440e92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e440e92\" 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>Monitors should take great care to ensure that interviews take place in private with no staff members or other detainees within hearing distance and preferably also not within sight unless this is strictly necessary for security reasons. Sometimes, it can be necessary to interview many persons to hide who provided a particular piece of information. And sometimes, the monitoring team may need to ask the director to ensure the transfer of a certain person in the prison to another ward or even to another institution. Finally, follow-up visits can be conducted, which may act as a deterrent against reprisals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Speaking to a monitor can put a person in prison at risk of reprisals. 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1610\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1610\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> You identify a problem and write a recommendation. What does it take for that to actually change what happens inside a prison? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1610\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea6d8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dea6d8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8646b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e8646b\" 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>Good recommendations start with how a monitoring visit is planned and carried out. Monitors need to do their utmost to not only discover what is happening but also to understand why it is happening.<\/p><p>This understanding will help them write recommendations that are specifically targeted at an existing problem. For example, lack of access to healthcare could be caused by security staff filtering requests and not allowing persons in prison to go to the health clinic, it could be overcrowding leading to a huge workload for the health staff, or it could be that the prison ambulance has broken down, preventing the transfer to an outside hospital. The list could go on. The recommendation, of course, needs to take the root cause of the problem into account for it to be actionable in the prison.<\/p><p>Another important element is constructive dialogue. If monitors get too confrontational, they will get less information and may be perceived negatively which will not be conducive to a successful outcome. Finally, recommendations can be given at different levels. For example, a prison director will not be able to change the law, and should such a recommendation be relevant it should be discussed with decision-makers, not those who implement the law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"You identify a problem and write a recommendation. What does it take for that to actually change what happens inside a prison?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Good recommendations start with how a monitoring visit is planned and carried out. Monitors need to do their utmost to not only discover what is happening but also to understand why it is happening.This understanding will help them write recommendations that are specifically targeted at an existing problem. 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For example, a prison director will not be able to change the law, and should such a recommendation be relevant it should be discussed with decision-makers, not those who implement the law.\"}}]}<\/script>\n\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-ae1bbdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ae1bbdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ed726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03ed726\" 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><em>In Denmark, DIGNITY is part of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), which monitors conditions in prisons and other places where people are deprived of their liberty. 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