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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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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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APT & CTI (2017) Overview of anti-torture legislation in Latin America and the Caribbean
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- 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
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- Report: Thematic Report
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BIM and ERA (2017) The Future of Mutual Trust and the Prevention of Ill-treatment - Judicial cooperation and the Engagement of National Preventive Mechanisms
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
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- Civil society organisations
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- Academic literature
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CAT (2017) Annual Report, A/72/44
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Report: General / Annual Report
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CAT (2017) General Comment No. 4 on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention in the context of article 22, CAT/C/GC/4
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- General Comment
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CCPR (2017) X. v Sri Lanka, No. 2256/2013, 27 July 2017
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Remedy & reparation
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
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CEDAW (2017) General Recommendation No. 35 on Gender-based Violence against Women, updating General Recommendation No. 19, CEDAW/C/GC/35
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Gender-based violence
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- United Nations: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
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- General Comment
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CMW/CRC (2017) Joint general comment No. 3 of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No. 22 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the general principles regarding the human rights of children in the context of international migration, CMW/C/GC/3-CRC/C/GC/22
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- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Discrimination
- Detention: Immigration detention
- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
- United Nations: Committee on the Rights of the Child
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- General Comment
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CMW/CRC (2017) Joint general comment No. 4 of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No. 23 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on State obligations regarding the human rights of children in the context of international migration in countries of origin, transit, destination and return, CMW/C/GC/4-CRC/C/GC/23
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Discrimination
- Detention: Immigration detention
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- United Nations: Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
- United Nations: Committee on the Rights of the Child
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- General Comment
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CPT (2017) 26th General Report of the CPT
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- Detention Monitoring
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
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- Report: General / Annual Report
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CPT (2017) Immigration detention
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- Detention: Detention - general
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CPT (2017) Inspection of a prison medical service by a CPT doctor - Checklist
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- Detention Monitoring
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Forced medical examination/ treatment
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CPT (2017) Means of restraint in psychiatric establishments for adults
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- Detention: Psychiatric institutions
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CPT (2017) Police oversight mechanisms in the Council of Europe Member states
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- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
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- Report: Thematic Report
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CPT (2017) Remand detention
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- Detention: Detention - general
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CTI (2017) CTI Training Tools 1/2017: Investigative Interviewing for Criminal Cases
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- Interrogations
- Training / Activities
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- Inter-states initiatives : Convention against Torture Initiative
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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CTI (2017) CTI/UNCAT Implementation Tool 1/2017: State Strategies to Prevent and Repond to Torture and other Ill-treatment or Punishment
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- UNCAT - OPCAT ratification/legislation
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- Inter-states initiatives : Convention against Torture Initiative
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Policy Paper/Strategies
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CTI (2017) UNCAT Implementation Tool 3/2017: Reporting to the Committee against Torture
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- Accountability: Complaints
- UNCAT - OPCAT ratification/legislation
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- Inter-states initiatives : Convention against Torture Initiative
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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CTI and APT (2017) UNCAT Implementation Tool 2/2017: Safeguards in the first hours of police detention
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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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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Fair Trials (2017) Report The Disappearing Trial. Towards a rights-based approach to trial waiver systems
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- Evidence extracted by torture
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Report: Thematic Report
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FRA (2017) Current Migration Situation in the EU: Torture, Trauma and its Possible Impact on Drug Use
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Migration
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- European Union (EU): European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
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- Report: Thematic Report
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FRA (2017) European Legal and Policy Framework on Immigation Detention of Children
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Immigration detention
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- European Union (EU): European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
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- Report: Thematic Report
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IRCT (2017) Sexual Torture: An insight into needs-based rehabilitation - Data in the fight against impunity
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- Procedural safeguards: Access to a lawyer
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Gender-based violence
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Remedy & reparation
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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ODIHR (2017) Annual Report
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- Detention Monitoring
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- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
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- Report: General / Annual Report
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ODIHR (2017) ODIHR and Human Rights
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Training / Activities
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- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
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- Policy Paper/Strategies
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ODIHR (2017) ODIHR and the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
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- Training / Activities
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- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
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- Policy Paper/Strategies
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ODIHR (2017) The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Death penalty
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- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
- Document Type
- Report: General / Annual Report
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2017) Reporting to the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies Training Guide. Part I - Manual
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Detention Monitoring
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2017) Reporting to the Untied Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies Training Guide. Part II - Notes for Facilitators
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Detention Monitoring
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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