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BIM (2021) Open Research Behind Closed Doors, Factsheet
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Detention Monitoring
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- Oct 21, 2021
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BIM (2021) Open Research Behind Closed Doors, Infographic (video)
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Detention Monitoring
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- Oct 21, 2021
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BIM (2021) Open Research Behind Closed Doors, Infographic (main findings)
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Detention Monitoring
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- Oct 21, 2021
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ODIHR (2021) Integrating the Issue of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Detention Monitoring
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- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Discrimination
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Gender-based violence
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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: Thematic Report
- Date added
- Sep 10, 2021
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CCPR (2019) Vladimir Nuryllayev and Aibek Salayev v Turkmenistan, No. 2448/2014, 29 March 2019
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- Procedural safeguards: Access to information
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Gender-based violence
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Merits
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- Nov 23, 2020
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CCPR (2020) Evgeny Bryukhanov v Russian Federation, No. 2367/2014, 12 March 2020
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- Procedural safeguards: Access to a lawyer
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Evidence extracted by torture
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
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- United Nations: Human Rights Committee
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- Jurisprudence: Admissibility decision
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- Nov 22, 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
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- General Comment
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2020
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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
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
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- Aug 7, 2020
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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
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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date added
- Aug 7, 2020
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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
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date added
- Aug 7, 2020
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ODIHR (2008) Human Rights Defenders in the OSCE Region: Challenges and Good Practices
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
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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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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- Aug 3, 2020
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ODIHR (2008) Gender and Security Sector Reform: Penal Reform and Gender
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
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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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- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date added
- Aug 3, 2020
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ODIHR (2019) Places of Deprivation of Liberty and Gender
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
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- Civil society organisations
- United Nations: Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date added
- Jul 31, 2020
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ODIHR & APT (2020) Guidance - Monitoring places of Detention through the COVID-19 Pandemic
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
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- Civil society organisations
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- Jun 16, 2020
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Independent Expert Manfred Nowak (2019): United Nations Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
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- Report: Thematic Report
- Date added
- Dec 16, 2019
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Independent Expert Manfred Nowak (2019): Report to the UN General Assembly on the Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
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- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Report: Thematic Report
- Date added
- Nov 5, 2019
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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
- Document Type
- Legal instrument
- Date added
- Oct 16, 2019
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PRI & TIJ (2019) Global Prison Trends
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- Alternative measures to detention
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Death penalty
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention: Prisons
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Report: Thematic Report
- Date added
- May 22, 2019
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IACHR (2011) Report on the Human Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas
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- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Corporal punishment
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Death penalty
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Training / Activities
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- Organisation of American States (OAS): Inter-American Commission of Human Rights
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- Report: Thematic Report
- Date added
- May 2, 2019
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ODIHR & PRI (2018) Guidance Document on the Nelson Mandela Rules: Implementing the United Nations Revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Source
- Civil society organisations
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2019
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IRCT (2012) Working with the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture: A practical guide for NGOs engaging with the process of SPT country visits
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- Detention: Detention - general
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date added
- Apr 11, 2019
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IRCT (2012) Forensic Examination Missions by Medical Teams Investigating and Documenting Alleged Cases of Torture: Operational Manual
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- Procedural safeguards: Access to a medical doctor
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
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- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date added
- Apr 11, 2019
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UNSRT (2006) Report to the Commission on Human Rights, E/CN.4/2006/120
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Detention Monitoring
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Interrogations
- Detention: Military facilities
- Non refoulement & extradition
- Remedy & reparation
- Structural causes of torture & ill-treatment: Terrorism
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- United Nations: Special Rapporteur on Torture
- United Nations: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
- Document Type
- Report: General / Annual Report
- Date added
- Mar 13, 2019
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CPT (2003) Deportation of foreign nationals by air
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Non refoulement & extradition
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- May 4, 2018
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CPT (2015) Living space per prisoner in prison establishments: CPT standards
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- May 4, 2018
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CPT (2001) Developments concerning CPT standards in respect of imprisonment
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Prisons
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- May 4, 2018
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CPT (1992) Imprisonment
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Prisons
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
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- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- May 4, 2018
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CPT (2002) Developments concerning CPT standards in respect of police custody
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- Procedural safeguards: Audio/video-recording
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Interrogations
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Source
- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- May 4, 2018
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CPT (1992) Police custody
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- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- May 4, 2018
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CAT (2015) Saidi Ntahiraja v Burundi, No. 575/2013, 3 August 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: Detention rules/ discipline
- Interrogations
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
- Source
- United Nations: Committee against Torture
- Document Type
- Jurisprudence: Merits
- Date added
- May 3, 2018
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