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| Denmark | Cooperation regarding the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) in Denmark |
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The Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman (Folketingets Ombudsmand) primarily addresses potential maladministration, but is also Denmark’s national preventive mechanism under OPCAT. In Denmark, a system of cooperation has been established in which Dignity and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (Institut for Menneskerettigheder) advise the Parliamentary Ombudsman in their duties as national preventive mechanism and lend them their particular medical and human rights expertise. This means, among other things, that staff from the two institutes participate in the planning, deployment and following-up of inspection visits. This tripartite cooperation takes the form of an OPCAT Council and an OPCAT Working Group. In the OPCAT Council, management from the three parties meet to discuss and organise the overall guidelines for OPCAT work. Staff members make up the OPCAT Working Group. |
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| Denmark | Danish Human Rights Council |
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The Act on the Danish Institute for Human Rights established extensive cooperation between civil society and the Danish Institute for Human Rights. Pursuant to Section 5 of the act, the institute’s board has, after public consultation, established the Danish Human Rights Council (Rådet for Menneskerettigheder), which aims to reflect the views of civil-society organisations working in the field of human rights. Public authorities with a particular interest in human rights are also members of the council. This includes statutory bodies, such as the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman (Folketingets Ombudsmand), the National Council for Children (Børnerådet) and the Danish Disability Council (Det Centrale Handicap Råd). The current council wasestablished in February 2025 and consists of 69 members, including civil-society organisations and government bodies. The Danish Council for Human Rights discusses the overall guidelines for the institution’s activities and monitors its activities to promote and protect human rights in accordance with the UN’s Paris Principles. The council may submit proposals for new activities and report on the progress of previous activities to the institute’s board. Council members representing civil-society organisations have voting rights on decisions made by the council, while representatives of government bodies and representatives of the board do not have the right to vote and attend council meetings as observers. |
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