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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
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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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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2006) Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol - Volume 7
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
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- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Jan 5, 2021
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CCPR (2007) Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee und the Optional Protocol
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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 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
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- Jan 5, 2021
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Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention (2002) Mission on Prisons and Conditions of Detention: Cameroon
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
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- African Union (AU): Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention
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- Report: Country Visit Report
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- Dec 18, 2020
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WGAD (2002) Country Visit Report: Bahrain, E/CN.4/2002/77/Add.2
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- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Detention: Prisons
- Remedy & reparation
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- United Nations: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
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- Report: Country Visit Report
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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CAT (2002) Concluding Observations: Uzbekistan, CAT/C/CR/28/7
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Concluding Observations
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) Concluding Observations: Venezuela, CAT/C/CR/29/2
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Concluding Observations
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) Concluding Observations: Spain, CAT/C/CR/29/3
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Concluding Observations
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) Concluding Observations: Sweden, CAT/C/CR/28/6
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Concluding Observations
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) E.T.B. v Denmark, No. 146/1999, 30 April 2002
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Jurisprudence: Interim measures
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Nov 23, 2020
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ODIHR (2002) 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)
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- Report: General / Annual Report
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) F.F.Z. v Denmark, No. 180/2001, 30 April 2002
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Jurisprudence: Interim measures
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) H. M. H. I. v Australia, No. 177/2001, 1 May 2002
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Jurisprudence: Interim measures
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) Hajrizi Dzemajl et al. v Yugoslavia, No. 161/2000, 21 November 2002
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- Accountability: Complaints
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Remedy & reparation
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
- Date modified
- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) Hassan Karbalai Heidar v Sweden, No. 204/2002, 19 November 2002
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Jurisprudence: Interim measures
- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) Inquiry procedure: Sri Lanka, A/57/44 (§ 117-195)
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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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UNSRT (2002) Report to the Commission on Human Rights, E/CN.4/2003/68
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- Detention Monitoring
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- United Nations: Special Rapporteur on Torture
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- Report: General / Annual Report
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- Nov 23, 2020
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UNSRT (2002) Report to the GA, A/57/173
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Corporal punishment
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- United Nations: Special Rapporteur on Torture
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- Report: General / Annual Report
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) Chedli Ben Ahmed Karoui v Sweden, No. 185/2001, 8 May 2002
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Jurisprudence: Interim measures
- Jurisprudence: Merits
- Date modified
- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) Concluding Observations: Russian Federation, CAT/C/CR/28/4
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Concluding Observations
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) Concluding Observations: Ukraine, A/57/44(SUPP) (para. 54-58)
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Concluding Observations
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CPT (2002) 12th General Report on the CPT's activities
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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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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) B.M. v Sweden, No. 179/2001, 30 April 2002
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- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Jurisprudence: Interim measures
- Jurisprudence: Merits
- Date modified
- Nov 23, 2020
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APT (2002) A Handbook in State Obligations under the UN Convention against Torture
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- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- Civil society organisations
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) Concluding Observations: Cyprus, CAT/C/CR/29/1
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Concluding Observations
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) Concluding Observations: Denmark, CAT/C/CR/28/1
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Concluding Observations
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) Concluding Observations: Egypt, CAT/C/CR/29/4
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Concluding Observations
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CAT (2002) Concluding Observations: Egypt, CAT/C/CR/29/4
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- United Nations: Committee against Torture
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- Concluding Observations
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- Nov 23, 2020
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