A/HRC/37/50/Add.1
Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on his
mission to Turkey*
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................
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II.
Legal framework ...........................................................................................................................
3
A.
International and regional level ............................................................................................
3
B.
National level ........................................................................................................................
4
Assessment of the situation ...........................................................................................................
5
A.
General observations ............................................................................................................
5
B.
Torture and ill-treatment .......................................................................................................
6
C.
Conditions of detention .........................................................................................................
8
D.
Safeguards and prevention ....................................................................................................
10
Conclusions and recommendations ...............................................................................................
16
A.
Conclusions ..........................................................................................................................
16
B.
Recommendations.................................................................................................................
18
III.
IV.
* Circulated in the language of submission only.
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