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BIM (2019) Working towards harmonised detention standards in the EU – the role of National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs)
- Type
- Project/activity
- Theme
- Detention - general
- Language
- English
- German
- Source
- Academia
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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
- Type
- Project/activity
- Theme
- COVID-19 measures
- Detention - general
- Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Detention rules/ discipline
- Health-care settings
- Medical services
- Prisons
- Psychiatric institutions
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs)
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Research Centre Human Rights University of Vienna & BIM (2013) Nothing can justify torture - From Legal Prohibition to Enforcement and Implementation
- Media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loBqV8YwcdM&list=PLmH_GBI1kXX476MX7U_K9IpdKFWux_LtD&index=22
- Type
- Discussion
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 1:47:21
Learning platform
ICPR (2019) Towards A Health-Informed Approach To Penal Reform? Evidence From Ten Countries
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- Theme
- Alternative measures to detention
- Detention - general
- Detention conditions
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Document Type
- Thematic Report
Document
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University (2014) Appreciative inquiry, generative theory, and the ‘failed state’ prison
- Media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pVT5ivJla8
- Type
- Lecture/Webinar
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 42:09
Learning platform
Nowak M, Birk M & Monina G (2019) The United Nations Convention Against Torture and Its Optional Protocol: A Commentary
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- Theme
- Definition /forms/ methods
- UNCAT - OPCAT ratification/legislation
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Document Type
- Academic literature
Document
Associazione Antigone Onlus (2017) European Prison Observatory: Strategies and Programmes for De-radicalization and Risk Assessment
- Type
- Project/activity
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
Actors & Projects map
BIM (2016) Revision of the Commentary to the UN Convention Against Torture
- Type
- Project/activity
- Theme
- Definition /forms/ methods
- Systematic torture
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
Actors & Projects map
Independent Expert Manfred Nowak (2019): Report to the UN General Assembly on the Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty
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- Theme
- Detention conditions
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Thematic Report
Document
Independent Expert Manfred Nowak (2019): United Nations Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty
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- Theme
- Detention conditions
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Thematic Report
Document
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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- Theme
- 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
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Document Type
- Report: Thematic Report
Document
Manfred Nowak (2021) UN Convention against Torture - The Definition of Torture
- Media
https://vimeo.com/505649643
- Type
- Lecture/Webinar
- Language
- English
Learning platform
BIM (2020) From Law to Practice: Strengthening Procedural Rights in Police Custody
- Type
- Project/activity
- Theme
- Access to a lawyer
- Access to information
- Audio/video-recording
- Definition /forms/ methods
- Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Procedural safeguards - general
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Civil society organisations
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Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights (2021) Violence in prison
- Media
https://vimeo.com/537135187
- Type
- Video/film
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 3:05
Learning platform
Antigone (2021) Solitary Confinement
- Media
https://vimeo.com/531227161
- Type
- Video/film
- Language
- English
Learning platform
Helsinki Hungarian Committee (2021) Complaints and the Right to Information
- Media
https://vimeo.com/531241216
- Type
- Video/film
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 2:19
Learning platform
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights (2021) Monitoring prison violence: A Handbook for National Preventive Mechanisms
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- Theme
- Definition /forms/ methods
- Detention Monitoring
- Excessive use of force
- Prisons
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
Document
Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (2021) Prisoners in a situation of vulnerability: A Handbook for National Preventive Mechanisms
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- Theme
- Detention Monitoring
- Discrimination
- Prisons
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
Document
Helsinki Hungarian Committee (2021) Complaint procedures and the right to information: A Handbook for National Preventive Mechanisms
- Preview
- Theme
- Access to information
- Complaints
- Prisons
- Remedy & reparation
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
Document
Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (2021) Prisoners in a Situation of Vulnerability - Briefing Paper
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- Theme
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Discrimination
- Detention: Prisons
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
Document
Antigone (2021) Solitary Confinement (Italian subtitles)
- Media
https://vimeo.com/537204603
- Type
- Video/film
- Language
- English
Learning platform
Helsinki Hungarian Committee (2021) Complaints and the Right to Information (Hungarian subtitles)
- Media
https://vimeo.com/537140282
- Type
- Video/film
- Language
- English
Learning platform
Bulgarian Helsinki Commmittee (2021) Prisoners in a situation of vulnerability (Bulgarian subtitles)
- Media
https://vimeo.com/537140573
- Type
- Video/film
- Language
- English
Learning platform
Bulgarian Helsinki Commmittee (2021) Prisoners in a situation of vulnerability
- Media
https://vimeo.com/537135050
- Type
- Video/film
- Language
- English
Learning platform
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights (2021) Monitoring prison violence: Briefing Paper
- Preview
- Theme
- Definition /forms/ methods
- Detention Monitoring
- Excessive use of force
- Prisons
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Civil society organisations
Document
LSE Mannheim Centre for Criminology (2008) A sourcebook on solitar confinment
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- Theme
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Document Type
- Academic literature
Document
The Prison Reform Trust (2015) Deep Custody: Segregation Units and Close Supervision Centres in England and Wales
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- Theme
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Document Type
- Academic literature
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New Zealand Human Right Commission (2017) Thinking Outside the Box? A review of seclusion and restraint
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- Theme
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Document Type
- Academic literature
Document
N. Corney & M. Crowley (2019) A review of less lethal weapons manufacture trade and (mis)use
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- Theme
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Law enforcement equipment/torture-free trade
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Document Type
- Academic literature
Document
Omega, ESRC & University Exeter (2017) Monitoring Weapons and Restraints in Places of Detention: A Practical Guide for Detention Monitors
- Preview
- Theme
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention Monitoring
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Law enforcement equipment/torture-free trade
- Language
- English
- Source
- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
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