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The Prison Reform Trust (2015) Deep Custody: Segregation Units and Close Supervision Centres in England and Wales
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
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- Academia
- Document Type
- Academic literature
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School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University (2014) Appreciative inquiry, generative theory, and the ‘failed state’ prison
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- Lecture/Webinar
- Duration
- 42:09
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Research Centre Human Rights University of Vienna & BIM (2013) Nothing can justify torture - From Legal Prohibition to Enforcement and Implementation
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- Discussion
- Duration
- 1:47:21
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Omega, ESRC & University Exeter (2017) Monitoring Weapons and Restraints in Places of Detention: A Practical Guide for Detention Monitors
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention Monitoring
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Law enforcement equipment/torture-free trade
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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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
- Document Type
- Academic literature
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New Zealand Human Rights Commission (2020) Time for a Paradigm Change: A Follow Up Review of Seclusion and Restraint Practices in New Zealand
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Gender-based violence
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Detention: Health-care settings
- Detention: Prisons
- Detention: Psychiatric institutions
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- Academia
- Document Type
- Report: Thematic Report
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New Zealand Human Right Commission (2017) Thinking Outside the Box? A review of seclusion and restraint
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
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- Academia
- Document Type
- Academic literature
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N. Corney & M. Crowley (2019) A review of less lethal weapons manufacture trade and (mis)use
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- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Law enforcement equipment/torture-free trade
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- Academia
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- Academic literature
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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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Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights - What is the impact of COVID-19 measures on persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities deprived of liberty?
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- Video/film
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- 4:33
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Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights (2021) Violence in prison
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- Video/film
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- 3:05
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Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights (2021) Monitoring prison violence: Briefing Paper
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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
- Civil society organisations
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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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- Theme
- 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
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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LSE Mannheim Centre for Criminology (2008) A sourcebook on solitar confinment
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
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- Academia
- Document Type
- Academic literature
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Independent Expert Manfred Nowak (2019): United Nations Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
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- Report: Thematic Report
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Independent Expert Manfred Nowak (2019): Report to the UN General Assembly on the Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
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- Report: Thematic Report
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ICPR (2019) Towards A Health-Informed Approach To Penal Reform? Evidence From Ten Countries
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- Alternative measures to detention
- Detention: Detention - general
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
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- Academia
- Document Type
- Report: Thematic Report
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Helsinki Hungarian Committee (2021) Complaints and the Right to Information (Hungarian subtitles)
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- Video/film
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Helsinki Hungarian Committee (2021) Complaints and the Right to Information
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- Video/film
- Duration
- 2:19
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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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- Theme
- Procedural safeguards: Access to information
- Accountability: Complaints
- Detention: Prisons
- Remedy & reparation
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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Bulgarian Helsinki Commmittee (2021) Prisoners in a situation of vulnerability (Bulgarian subtitles)
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- Video/film
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Bulgarian Helsinki Commmittee (2021) Prisoners in a situation of vulnerability
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- Video/film
Learning platform
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
- Detention: Prisons
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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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
- Detention: Prisons
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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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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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, 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 (2020) Open research behind closed doors: Assessing the impact of Covid-19 measures on persons deprived of liberty with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities
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- Project/activity
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Health-care settings
- Detention: Prisons
- Detention: Psychiatric institutions
- Detention Monitoring
- Source
- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- National bodies: National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs)
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BIM (2020) From Law to Practice: Strengthening Procedural Rights in Police Custody
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- Project/activity
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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
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
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BIM (2019) Working towards harmonised detention standards in the EU – the role of National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs)
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- Project/activity
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- Detention: Detention - general
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- Academia
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