CAT/OP/BOL/3
Contents
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I.
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................
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II.
National preventive mechanism ....................................................................................................
3
III.
Allegations of torture and ill-treatment and impunity ...................................................................
5
A.
Allegations of torture and other ill-treatment .......................................................................
5
B.
Impunity................................................................................................................................
6
Follow-up to the recommendations made by the Subcommittee in 2010 ......................................
7
A.
Causes and consequences of the excessive use of pretrial detention ....................................
7
B.
Delegation of authority, self-government and corruption .....................................................
8
C.
Public Defender Service .......................................................................................................
10
D.
Safeguards ............................................................................................................................
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Situation of persons deprived of their liberty ................................................................................
13
A.
Police stations .......................................................................................................................
13
B.
Prisons and jails ....................................................................................................................
13
C.
Social reintegration centres for adolescents in conflict with the law ....................................
15
D.
Courthouse holding cells ......................................................................................................
16
E.
The psychiatric hospital ........................................................................................................
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Situation of vulnerable groups ......................................................................................................
18
A.
Indigenous justice system .....................................................................................................
18
B.
Women..................................................................................................................................
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C.
Children and adolescents in conflict with the law ................................................................
20
D.
Persons with disabilities........................................................................................................
20
VII.
Reprisals and repercussions of the visit.........................................................................................
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VIII.
Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................
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Annexes ...............................................................................................................................................................
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VI.
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