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CCPR (2014) Olga Kozulina v Belarus, No. 1773/2008, 21 October 2014
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Procedural safeguards: Notification of family/ third person
- Detention: Prisons
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
- Date modified
- Sep 13, 2021
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CCPR (2014) Ali Djahangir oglu Quliyev v Azerbaijan, No. 1972/2010, 16 October 2014
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Death penalty
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
- Date modified
- Sep 13, 2021
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CCPR (2015) Dzhakishev Mukhtar v Kazakhstan, No. 2304/2013, 6 November 2015
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
- Date modified
- Sep 13, 2021
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CEDAW (2020) R.G. v Kyrgyzstan, No. 133/2018, 3 November 2020
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Discrimination
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Gender-based violence
- Detention: Prisons
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- United Nations: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
- Date modified
- Sep 10, 2021
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SPT (2021) Protocol for NPM undertaking on-site visits during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, CAT/OP/11
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Detention Monitoring
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- United Nations: Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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- Sep 8, 2021
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SPT (2021) Follow-up advice of the SPT to States parties and NPMs relating to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, CAT/OP/12
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Detention Monitoring
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- United Nations: Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date modified
- Sep 8, 2021
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WGAD (2006) Situation of Detainees at Guantánamo Bay, E/CN.4/2006/120
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- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Armed conflict
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Detention: Military facilities
- Detention: Transfers
- Non refoulement & extradition
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- United Nations: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
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- Report: Thematic Report
- Date modified
- Jan 7, 2021
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WHO (2020) Preparedness prevention and control of COVID 19 in prisons and other places of detention:Interim Guidance
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention Monitoring
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- United Nations: World Health Organisation
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date modified
- Jan 7, 2021
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SPT (2020) Advice of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to States Parties and National Preventive Mechanismsrelatingto the Coronavirus Pandemic
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Quarantine
- Detention Monitoring
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- National bodies: National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs)
- United Nations: Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date modified
- Jan 7, 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
- Document Type
- 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
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date modified
- Jan 5, 2021
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UNGA (2010) Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules)
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- United Nations: General Assembly
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- Legal instrument
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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UNGA (2015) Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Mandela Rules)
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- United Nations: General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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SPT(2019) Country Visit Report: Kazakhstan, CAT/OP/KAZ/1/Add1
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
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- United Nations: Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
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- Report: State Report / Reply
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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SPT(2019) Country Visit Report: Spain, CAT/OP/ESP/1
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Gender-based violence
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Discrimination
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Migration
- Detention: Incommunicado detention/ secret detention
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- United Nations: Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
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- Report: Country Visit Report
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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WGAD (1998) Country Visit Report: UK, E/CN.4/1999/63/Add.3
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
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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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WGAD (2005) Country Visit Report: Belarus, E/CN.4/2005/6/Add.3
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Detention: Psychiatric institutions
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- United Nations: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
- Document Type
- Report: Country Visit Report
- Date modified
- Dec 18, 2020
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WGAD (2006) Country Visit Report: Honduras, A/HRC/4/40/Add.4
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- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Detention: Prisons
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- United Nations: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
- Document Type
- Report: Country Visit Report
- Date modified
- Dec 17, 2020
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WGAD (2006) Country Visit Report: Nicaragua, A/HRC/4/40/Add.3
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- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Immigration detention
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Detention: Prisons
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- United Nations: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
- Document Type
- Report: Country Visit Report
- Date modified
- Dec 17, 2020
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WGAD (2006) Country Visit Report: Ecuador, A/HRC/4/40/Add.2
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- Theme
- Accountability: Complaints
- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Detention: Prisons
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- United Nations: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
- Document Type
- Report: Country Visit Report
- Date modified
- Dec 17, 2020
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CRC (2019) General Comment No. 24 (replacing General Comment No. 10) on Children's Rights in the Child Justice System, CRC/C/GC/24
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- Alternative measures to detention
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Gender-based violence
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Discrimination
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Detention: Prisons
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- United Nations: Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Document Type
- General Comment
- Date modified
- Dec 17, 2020
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CEDAW (2011) Inga Abramova v Belraus, No. 23/2009, 25 July 2011
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- Theme
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Discrimination
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- United Nations: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
- Document Type
- Jurisprudence: Merits
- Date modified
- Dec 17, 2020
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CEDAW (2015) Y.W. v Denmark, No. 51 2013, 2 March 2015
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Discrimination
- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
- Document Type
- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
- Date modified
- Dec 17, 2020
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UNSRT (2010) Report to the Human Rights Council, A/HRC/13/39/Add.5
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Corporal punishment
- 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 conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Non refoulement & extradition
- Remedy & reparation
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Terrorism
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Trafficking
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- United Nations: Special Rapporteur on Torture
- Document Type
- Report: General / Annual Report
- Date modified
- Dec 16, 2020
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UNSRT (2011) Initial Report to the Human Rights Council, A/HRC/16/52
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- Theme
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Evidence extracted by torture
- Non refoulement & extradition
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- United Nations: Special Rapporteur on Torture
- Document Type
- Report: Thematic Report
- Date modified
- Dec 16, 2020
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UNSRT (2018) Report to the Human Rights Council, A/HRC/37/50
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Detention: Detention - general
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Non refoulement & extradition
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Trafficking
- Source
- United Nations: Special Rapporteur on Torture
- Document Type
- Report: General / Annual Report
- Date modified
- Nov 23, 2020
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UNODC (2020) COVID-19 preparedness and responses in prisons
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- Theme
- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Detention: Quarantine
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- United Nations: Office on Drugs and Crime
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date modified
- Nov 23, 2020
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UNSRT (2003) Report to the Commission on Human Rights, E/CN.4/2004/56
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Detention Monitoring
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- United Nations: Special Rapporteur on Torture
- Document Type
- Report: General / Annual Report
- Date modified
- Nov 23, 2020
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