On the occasion of Human Rights Day, a Human Rights Talk will focus on the consequences of the Covid-19 crisis on human rights, address how the pandemic has aggravated pre-existing threats on human rights of vulnerable groups, but also shed light on possible avenues for a democratic and human rights compliant recovery. Join the online event on December 2nd 2020!
Karin Lukas, Senior Researcher at LBI of Fundamental and human Rights, has co-edited the European Yearbook on Human Rights. The book will be presented online in combination with a lecture on December 2nd 2020.
On 5 November 2020, as part of the Global Campus/RPLF BIM project, the internal kick-off meeting and seminar on child participation in the research process will take place. The meeting will take place online and bring together international and national child rights experts.
Join the international awareness raising event in the framework of the RiVi project on November 26. The event focusses on rights of victims of survived bodily harm and improved access to clinical forensic examinations and is held online.
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Preventing and responding to all forms of intimidation and violence in places of detention is primarily a State responsibility. The safety of prisoners, staff, service providers and visitors must be ensured at all times. For instance, if prison staff fail to act with due diligence to prevent violence between prisoners, this may result in torture or ill-treatment. However, most forms of violence (self-directed, against other prisoners, against prison staff and vice versa) occur regularly in prisons across the EU.
Preventing and responding to all forms of intimidation and violence in places of detention is primarily a State responsibility. The safety of prisoners, staff, service providers and visitors must be ensured at all times. For instance, if prison staff fail to act with due diligence to prevent violence between prisoners, this may result in torture or ill-treatment.
However, most forms of violence (self-directed, against other prisoners, against prison staff and vice versa) occur regularly in prisons across the EU.