Nine EU Countries Seek European Human Rights Convention’s Rethink on Migration
Nine EU countries have signed an open letter calling for the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to be reinterpreted to allow for
Denmark: Government Unveils Criminal justice Reform: Harsher Sentences, More Prison Space, and Focus on Rehabilitation
Denmark’s newly presented justice reform includes doubled sentences for violent crimes, over 2,000 new prison places by 2036, and expanded use of alternatives
The CPT Publishes Report on Greenland (Denmark)
In a new report the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) examined the conditions of detention, regime and
Denmark and Italy Demand ECHR Be Reined In
Denmark and Italy are leading a push to rein in the power of the European Court of Human Rights, warning that its activist
Denmark Tackles Prison Overcrowding by Sending the Prisoners to Kosovo
The Danish government has rented dozens of places in a prison in Kosovo to transfer foreigners sentenced to deportation for various crimes. The
The CPT Visits Denmark (Greenland)
A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out
Daugaard Sorensen v. Denmark: Withdrawal of Charges Against an Alleged Perpetrator of Rape
The application concerns the withdrawal of charges against an alleged perpetrator of rape, in view of errors that occurred at the Regional State
Danish Justice Minister Visits Kosovo Prison Set to Receive 300 Inmates from Denmark
Denmark’s justice minister Peter Hummelgaard has visited a detention centre in southeast Kosovo where his country intends to send up to 300 prisoners