A/HRC/16/52
Contents
Paragraphs
Page
I.
Introduction.............................................................................................................
1–2
4
II.
Activities of the Special Rapporteur .......................................................................
3–34
4
III.
IV.
V
A.
Communications concerning human rights violations....................................
4
4
B.
Country visits..................................................................................................
5
4
C.
Pending requests .............................................................................................
6
4
D.
Highlights of key presentations and consultations..........................................
7–23
5
E.
Key press statements.......................................................................................
24–29
6
F.
Folow-up mission to the Republic of Kazakhstan ..........................................
30–34
7
Methodology of the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture ........................
35–46
8
A.
Cooperation and coordination with other mechanisms...................................
38–45
9
B.
Country visit methodology .............................................................................
46
10
Thematic issues .......................................................................................................
47–70
11
A.
Victim-centred approach to torture ................................................................
47–49
11
B.
Expanding the exclusionary rule.....................................................................
50–57
11
C.
Forensic science and torture ...........................................................................
58–59
13
D.
Non-refoulement and diplomatic assurances ..................................................
60–63
14
E.
Pretrial detention ............................................................................................
64–65
14
F.
Conditions in detention...................................................................................
66
15
G.
Torture in secret detention ..............................................................................
67–69
15
H.
Issues for longer-term consideration...............................................................
70
16
Conclusions and recommendations .........................................................................
71–77
16
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