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Nowak M, Birk M & Monina G (2019) The United Nations Convention Against Torture and Its Optional Protocol: A Commentary
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- UNCAT - OPCAT ratification/legislation
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- Academia
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- Academic literature
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- Mar 5, 2021
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United Kingdom, Supreme Court (2019) R v TRA, No. EWCA Crim 2843, 13 November 2019
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- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Armed conflict
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- National bodies: Domestic courts
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- Jurisprudence: Individual opinion
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Mar 5, 2021
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Manfred Nowak (2021) UN Convention against Torture - The Definition of Torture
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- Lecture/Webinar
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- Jan 28, 2021
Learning platform
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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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 7, 2021
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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
- Date modified
- 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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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Jan 7, 2021
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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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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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Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture, adopted in 2002, entered into force in 2006 (OPCAT)
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- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Detention Monitoring
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- United Nations: General Assembly
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- Legal instrument
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- Jan 7, 2021
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UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted in 1984, entered into force in 1987 (CAT)
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: General Assembly
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- Legal instrument
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- Jan 7, 2021
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SRCT (2012) Report to the GA, A/67/396
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- Evidence extracted by torture
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Terrorism
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- United Nations: Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
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- Report: General / Annual Report
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- Jan 7, 2021
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CAT (1990) Report of the Human Rights Committee
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Jan 6, 2021
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CAT (2012) L.M. v Canada, No. 488/2012, 11 May 2018
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Jan 5, 2021
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2008) Selected Decisions of the Committee against Torture
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Corporal punishment
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Death penalty
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Extra-judicial execution
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Forced medical examination/ treatment
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Gender-based violence
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Systematic torture
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Jurisprudence: Merits
- Date modified
- Jan 5, 2021
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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
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- Report: Country Visit Report
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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IRCT (2013) Conference Report: The Right to Rehabilitation for Torture Victims
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Remedy & reparation
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- Civil society organisations
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- Report: Thematic Report
- 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
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- 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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UNHCR (2007) Advisory Opinion on the Extraterritorial Application of Non-refoulement Obligations under the 1951 Convention relating to the Satus of Refugees and its 1967 Optional Protocol
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: High Commissioner for Refugees
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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ECtHR (2012) Lahoucine El Haski v Belgium, No. 649/08, 4 September 2012
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- Evidence extracted by torture
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Terrorism
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- Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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CAT (2012) Concluding Observations: Albania, CAT/C/ALB/CO/2
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Corporal punishment
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Trafficking
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Concluding Observations
- Date modified
- Dec 16, 2020
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European Parliament (2007) Report on the alleged use of European Countries by the CIA for the Transportation and illegal Detention of Prisoners, no. A6-9999/2007
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- Non refoulement & extradition
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Terrorism
- Detention: Transfers
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- European Union (EU): European Parliament
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- Report: Thematic Report
- Date modified
- Dec 16, 2020
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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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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (1996) Inquiry procedure: Egypt, A5144 (§ 180-222)
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Systematic torture
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Inquiry Procedure
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2003) Inquiry procedure: Mexico, CAT/C/75, 26 May 2003
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Systematic torture
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Inquiry Procedure
- Date modified
- Nov 23, 2020
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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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- Nov 23, 2020
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