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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
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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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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Association for the Defence of Human Rights in Romania-the Helsinki Committee (2023) Factsheet: Access to a Lawyer
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- Procedural safeguards: Access to a lawyer
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- Civil society organisations
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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BIM (2021) Open Research Behind Closed Doors, Factsheet
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Detention Monitoring
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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BIM (2021) Open Research Behind Closed Doors, Infographic (main findings)
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Detention Monitoring
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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BIM (2021) Open Research Behind Closed Doors, Infographic (video)
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Detention Monitoring
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CAT (1998) Guidelines on periodic reports, CAT/C/14/Rev 1
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CAT (2005) Guidelines on Initial reports, CAT/C/4/Rev.3
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CAT (2014) Addis Ababa Guidelines (Annex to Rules of Procedure)
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CAT (2015) Guidelines for follow up to concluding observations, CAT/C/55/3
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CAT (2015) Guidelines on handling allegations of reprisals, CAT/C/55/2
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CoE (2014) Effective Investigation of Ill-Treatment. Guidelines on European Standards
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- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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- Council of Europe: Commissioner for Human Rights
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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CoE (2021), No CM/Rec(2021)2, 31 March 2021, Recommendation on measures against the trade in goods used for the death penalty, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
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- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Law enforcement equipment/torture-free trade
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CPT (1992) Imprisonment
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Prisons
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CPT (1992) Police custody
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CPT (1993) Health care services in prisons
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- 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
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CPT (1997) Foreign nationals detained under aliens legislation
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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 (1998) Involuntary placement in psychiatric establishments
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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 (2000) Women deprived of their liberty
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- Detention Monitoring
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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 (2001) Developments concerning CPT standards in respect of imprisonment
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Prisons
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CPT (2002) Developments concerning CPT standards in respect of police custody
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- Procedural safeguards: Audio/video-recording
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Interrogations
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CPT (2003) Deportation of foreign nationals by air
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Non refoulement & extradition
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CPT (2004) Combating impunity
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- Theme
- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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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 (2006) CPT Standards: Developments Concerning CPT Standards
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- Theme
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention Monitoring
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
- Training / Activities
- Source
- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CPT (2009) Checklist for the evaluation of a psychiatric hospital
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- Theme
- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Psychiatric institutions
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CPT (2009) Safeguards for irregular migrants deprived of their liberty
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CPT (2010) Electrical discharge weapons
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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CPT (2011) Access to a lawyer as a means of preventing ill-treatment
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- Procedural safeguards: Access to a lawyer
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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 (2011) Solitary confinement of prisoners
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
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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 (2013) Documenting and reporting medical evidence of ill-treatment
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- Theme
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Forced medical examination/ treatment
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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