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ACHPR (2012) Report of the Fact-Finding Mission to the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
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- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Armed conflict
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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- African Union (AU): African Commission on Human Rights and People’s Rights
- Document Type
- Inquiry Procedure
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ACmHPR (2000) Malawi Africa Association et al v Mauritania, No. 54&61/91, 96&98/93, 164&/97 and 210/98, 11 May 2000.
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- Procedural safeguards: Access to a lawyer
- Evidence extracted by torture
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- African Union (AU): African Commission on Human Rights and People’s Rights
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
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ACmHPR (2003) Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Fair Trial and Legal Assistance In Africa
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- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- African Union (AU): African Commission on Human Rights and People’s Rights
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- Legal instrument
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ACmHPR (2011) Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and INTERIGHTS v Egypt, No. 323/06, December 2011
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- Evidence extracted by torture
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
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- African Union (AU): African Commission on Human Rights and People’s Rights
- Document Type
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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ACmHPR (2012) Johannesburg Declaration and Plan of Action on the Prevention and Criminalization of Torture in Africa
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- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Detention Monitoring
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
- UNCAT - OPCAT ratification/legislation
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- African Union (AU): African Commission on Human Rights and People’s Rights
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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ACmHPR (2012) Report of the Fact-Finding Mission to the Sahrawi Arab Democractic Republic
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- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
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- African Union (AU): African Commission on Human Rights and People’s Rights
- African Union (AU): Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- African Union (AU): Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention
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- Report: Country Visit Report
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ACmHPR (2017) General Comment No. 4 on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: The Right to Redress for Victims of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Punishment or Treatment (Article 5)
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- Remedy & reparation
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- African Union (AU): African Commission on Human Rights and People’s Rights
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- General Comment
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ACmHPR, OHCHR & APT (2008) The Robben Island Guidelines (2nd ed)
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- Theme
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- African Union (AU): African Commission on Human Rights and People’s Rights
- Civil society organisations
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- Legal instrument
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AI (2005) 12-Point Programme for the Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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- Interrogations
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- Civil society organisations
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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AI (2014) UK: Submission to the Intelligence and Security Committee
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- Theme
- Evidence extracted by torture
- Interrogations
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- Civil society organisations
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- Submissions/Amicus curiae
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AI, ICJ and REDRESS (2009) Amicus Curiae to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)
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- Theme
- Evidence extracted by torture
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- Civil society organisations
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- Submissions/Amicus curiae
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Albania - NPM (2016) Annual Report 2015
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- Detention Monitoring
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- National bodies: National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs)
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- Report: General / Annual Report
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Alkarama Foundation et al (2017) Joint Observations regarding Revised General Comment No. 1 (2017) on the Implementation of Article 3 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- Civil society organisations
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- Submissions/Amicus curiae
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Alliance for Torture-Free Trade (2018) Joint Communique, 24 September 2018
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- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Law enforcement equipment/torture-free trade
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- Inter-states initiatives : Alliance for Torture-Free Trade
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- Policy Paper/Strategies
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Antigone (2021) Monitoring solitary confinement in prison: A Handbook for National Preventive Mechanisms
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- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Prisons
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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Antigone (2021) Monitoring solitary confinement in prison: Briefing Paper
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- Theme
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Detention: Prisons
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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APF, APT & Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2010) Preventing Torture: An Operational Guide for National Human Rights Institutions
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- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention Monitoring
- Training / Activities
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- Civil society organisations
- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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APT & PRI (2015) Instruments of Restraint: Addressing risk factors to prevent torture and ill-treatment
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- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- Civil society organisations
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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APT & CTI (2016) Guide on Anti-torture Legislation
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- UNCAT - OPCAT ratification/legislation
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- Civil society organisations
- Inter-states initiatives : Convention against Torture Initiative
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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APT & CTI (2017) Overview of anti-torture legislation in Latin America and the Caribbean
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- Theme
- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Remedy & reparation
- UNCAT - OPCAT ratification/legislation
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- Civil society organisations
- Inter-states initiatives : Convention against Torture Initiative
- Document Type
- Report: Thematic Report
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APT & MENA Digest (2014) The role of judges and prosecutors in combatting torture and other ill-treatment in the MENA region
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- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- Civil society organisations
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- Academic literature
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APT & PRI (2015) Balancing Security and Dignity in Prisons a framework for preventive monitoring
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- Detention Monitoring
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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APT & PRI (2015) Body searches: Addressing risk factors to prevent torture and ill-treatment
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- Detention: Detention - general
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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APT & PRI (2015) Institutional Culture in Detention: A framework for preventive monitoring
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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APT & PRI (2015) LGBTI persons deprived of their liberty: a framework for preventive monitoring
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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APT & PRI (2015) Pre-Trail Detention: Addressing risk factors to prevent torture and ill-treatment
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- Detention Monitoring
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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APT & PRI (2015) Staff working conditions: Addressing risk factors to prevent torture and ill-treatment
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- Detention: Detention - general
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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APT & PRI (2015) Video recording in police custody: Addressing risk factors to prevent torture and ill-treatment
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- Theme
- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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APT & PRI (2015) Women in detention: a guide to gender-sensitive monitoring
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- Theme
- Detention Monitoring
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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APT & PRI (2018) Incident management and independent investigations - Addressing risk factors to prevent torture and ill-treatment
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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