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SPT (2019) NPM checklist on health-care issues relating to the monitoring of places of detention, CAT/OP/7
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- Detention Monitoring
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- United Nations: Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
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- Sep 6, 2021
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Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (2021) Prisoners in a Situation of Vulnerability - Briefing Paper
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Discrimination
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- Sep 2, 2021
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CTI (2021) Positive Discipline and Alternatives to Corporal Punishment of Children
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Corporal punishment
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- Inter-states initiatives : Convention against Torture Initiative
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- Jul 2, 2021
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Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights (2021) Systemic Thinking in Preventing Human Rights Monitoring: A Dossier for National Preventive Mechanisms
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- Apr 16, 2021
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Helsinki Hungarian Committee (2021) Complaint procedures and the right to information: Briefing Paper
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Remedy & reparation
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- Apr 16, 2021
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Antigone (2021) Monitoring solitary confinement in prison: Briefing Paper
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
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Helsinki Hungarian Committee (2021) Complaint procedures and the right to information: A Handbook for National Preventive Mechanisms
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- Procedural safeguards: Access to information
- Accountability: Complaints
- Detention: Prisons
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- Academia
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- Apr 16, 2021
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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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- Apr 16, 2021
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Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (2021) Prisoners in a situation of vulnerability: A Handbook for National Preventive Mechanisms
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- Detention Monitoring
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Discrimination
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- Apr 16, 2021
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Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights (2021) Monitoring prison violence: A Handbook for National Preventive Mechanisms
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Prisons
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- Academia
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Apr 16, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights & UNFPA & The Danish Institute for Human Rights (2014) Reproductive Rights are Human Rights - A Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions
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- Detention Monitoring
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- Civil society organisations
- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Mar 5, 2021
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APT (2014) UNCAT Signature and Ratification
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- UNCAT - OPCAT ratification/legislation
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- Civil society organisations
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- Mar 5, 2021
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OMCT (2014) Seeking Remedies for Torture Victims: A Handbook on the Individual Complaints Procedures of the UN Treaty Bodies
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- Remedy & reparation
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- Civil society organisations
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- Jan 7, 2021
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BIM (2020) Strengthening the Rights of Suspects and Accused in Criminal Proceedings
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- Civil society organisations
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- Jan 7, 2021
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OHCHR (2013) Individual Complaint Procedures Under the United Nations Human Rights Treaties
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- Accountability: Complaints
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Jan 7, 2021
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OMCT (2014) The Prohibition of Torture and Ill-Treatment in the Inter-American Human Rights System: A Handbook for Victims and their Advocates
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- Civil society organisations
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- Jan 7, 2021
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OMCT (2014) The Prohibition of Torture and Ill-Treatment in the African Human Rights System: A Handbook for Victims and their Advocates
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
- Remedy & reparation
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- Civil society organisations
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 7, 2021
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OMCT (2014) Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights: A Practitioner’s Handbook
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- Civil society organisations
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CTI (2019) UNCAT Implementation Tool 6/2019: Cooperation on Extradition
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- Inter-states initiatives : Convention against Torture Initiative
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 7, 2021
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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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- Jan 7, 2021
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CPT (2018) A brief introduction to investigative interviewing
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- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 7, 2021
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APT (2013) Alternative reporting to the Committee against Torture
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- UNCAT - OPCAT ratification/legislation
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- Civil society organisations
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 7, 2021
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ODIHR et al. (2018) UNCAT Implementation Tool 5/2018: Providing Rehabilitation to Victims of Torture and Other Ill-treatment
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- Remedy & reparation
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- Inter-states initiatives : Convention against Torture Initiative
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 7, 2021
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ODIHR (2012) Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Detention Monitoring
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Gender-based violence
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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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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 7, 2021
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ODIHR (2009) The Fight against Torture
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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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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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 7, 2021
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OSCE (2005) Human Rights and Law Enforcement - Booklet of Human Rights for Police
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Other OSCE Offices
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 7, 2021
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IRCT (2013) Engaging with UN Human Rights Mechanisms: An Introduction
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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- Civil society organisations
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 6, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2015) Handbook for Human Rights Treaty Body Members
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- UNCAT - OPCAT ratification/legislation
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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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- Jan 6, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2013) Human Rights Treaty Bodies and Election of Treaty Body Members: A Guide for United Nations Delegates Based in New York
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- UNCAT - OPCAT ratification/legislation
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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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- Jan 6, 2021
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IRCT (2012) A Practical Guide to the UPR – How NGOs can influence the Universal Periodic Review process
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- UNCAT - OPCAT ratification/legislation
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- Civil society organisations
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 6, 2021
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IRCT (2013) Engaging with State reviews in the UN Committee against Torture: A practical guide
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Training / Activities
- UNCAT - OPCAT ratification/legislation
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- Civil society organisations
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 6, 2021
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IRCT (2013) Engaging with European Union foreign policy on the ground – An IRCT guide
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- Civil society organisations
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 6, 2021
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Fair Trials (2015) Using EU Law in Criminal Practice
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- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- Civil society organisations
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2010) UNDP-OHCHR Toolkit for collaboration with National Human Rights Institutions
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- 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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- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2018) Who''s Responsible? Attributing Individual Responsibility for Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in United Nations Commissions of Inquiry, Fact-Finding Missions and other Investigations
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- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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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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- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2016) The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Extra-judicial execution
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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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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- Jan 5, 2021
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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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- Jan 5, 2021
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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
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 5, 2021
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UNODC (1994) Human Rights and Pre-trial Detention. A Handbook of International Standards relating to Pre-trial Detention
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- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
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- United Nations: Office on Drugs and Crime
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2002) Handbook on National Human Rights Plans of Action
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- Detention Monitoring
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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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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- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2002) Human Rights and Law Enforcement. A Trainer's Guide on Human Rights for the Police
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention Monitoring
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2004) Human Rights Standards and Practice for the Police. Expanded Pcoket Book on Human Rights for the Police
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Detention: Detention - general
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (1997) Human Rights and Law Enforcement. A Manual on Human Rights Training for the Police
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Detention: Detention - general
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Interrogations
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2005) Human Rights and Prisons. Trainer's Guide on Human Rights Training for Prison Officials
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Detention: Prisons
- Training / Activities
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2005) Human Rights and Prisons. Manual on Human Rights Training for Prison Officials
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- Alternative measures to detention
- Accountability: Complaints
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Detention: Prisons
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Jan 5, 2021
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UNODC & Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2017) Resource book on the use of force and firearms in law enforcement
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Interrogations
- Remedy & reparation
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
- United Nations: Office on Drugs and Crime
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2005) A Pocketbook of International Human Rights Standards for Prison Officials
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- Alternative measures to detention
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Death penalty
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Detention: Prisons
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Jan 5, 2021
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BIM (2018) Die ersten 48 Stunden: Beschuldigtenrechte im polizeilichen Ermittlungsverfahren
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- Procedural safeguards: Access to a lawyer
- Procedural safeguards: Access to information
- Procedural safeguards: Audio/video-recording
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
- Interrogations
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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PRI & TIJ (2019) Guide to the rehabilitation and social reintegration of women prisoners: Implementation of the Bangkok Rules
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- Remedy & reparation
- Training / Activities
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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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
- Source
- Civil society organisations
- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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IRCT (2015) Great Lakes Project: Providing holistic and community–based rehabilitation to victims of torture in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda
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- Remedy & reparation
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Report: Country Visit Report
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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IRCT (2013) Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors - A Resource Kit for Service Providers
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- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Remedy & reparation
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- Civil society organisations
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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IRCT (2017) Redress and Reparations for Torture Victims - Data in the fight against impunity
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- Procedural safeguards: Access to a lawyer
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Remedy & reparation
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- Civil society organisations
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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IRCT (2017) People on the Move: Torture and Migration - Data in the fight against impunity
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- Detention: Immigration detention
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Remedy & reparation
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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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
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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IRCT (2016) Falling Through the Cracks: Asylum Procedures and Reception Conditions for Torture Victims in the European Union
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- Alternative measures to detention
- Detention: Immigration detention
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
- Remedy & reparation
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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IRCT (2013) Recognising victims of torture in national asylum procedures – A comparative overview of early identification of victims and their access to medico-legal reports in asylum-receiving countries
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- Procedural safeguards: Access to a lawyer
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Forced medical examination/ treatment
- Detention: Immigration detention
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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IRCT (2014) In pursuit of justice: The importance of psychosocial support for torture victims participating in legal proceedings
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- Remedy & reparation
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- Civil society organisations
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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IRCT (2013) Getting the evidence – Countering torture through medico-legal documentation
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Forced medical examination/ treatment
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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IRCT (2012) Working with the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture: A practical guide for NGOs engaging with the process of SPT country visits
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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