E/CN.4/2000/9/Add.4
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CONTENTS
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Introduction ..............................................................................................
I.
II.
III.
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THE PRACTICE OF TORTURE: SCOPE AND CONTEXT ...
6 - 56
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A.
General issues ...................................................................
6 - 19
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B.
Information concerning the police ...................................
20 - 35
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C.
Information concerning prisons .......................................
36 - 51
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D.
Corporal punishment ........................................................
52 - 56
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THE PROTECTION OF DETAINEES AGAINST TORTURE .
57 - 81
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A.
Legal issues ......................................................................
57 - 64
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B.
Access to detainees ...........................................................
65 - 66
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C.
Complaints procedures .....................................................
67 - 77
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D.
Impunity ...........................................................................
78 - 80
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E.
Standing Committee on Human Rights ............................
81
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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ......................
82 - 92
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A.
Conclusions ......................................................................
82 - 91
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B.
Recommendations ............................................................
92
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Annex* Summary of allegations ................................................................................
* The annex is reproduced in English only.
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