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The Question of Torture and Other Cruel, |
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The Question of Torture and Other Cruel, |
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Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 39/46 of 10 December 1984; entry into force 26 June 1987, in accordance with article 27 (1) Adopted on 18 December 2002 at the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly of the United Nations by resolution A/RES/57/199 75 U.N.T.S. 135, entered into force Oct. 21, 1950. 75 U.N.T.S. 287, entered into force Oct. 21, 1950. 1125 U.N.T.S. 3, entered into force Dec. 7, 1978.
Adopted by the First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held at Geneva in 1955, and approved by the Economic and Social Council by its resolutions 663 C (XXIV) of 31 July 1957 and 2076 (LXII) of 13 May 1977 Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 45/111 of 14 December 1990 Adopted by General Assembly resolution 43/173 of 9 December 1988 Recommended by General Assembly resolution 55/89 of 4 December 2000 Adopted by General Assembly resolution 37/194 of 18 December 1982 Adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, 27 August to 7 September 1990 Adopted by General Assembly resolution 34/169 of 17 December 1979 Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/113 of 14 December 1990 Adopted by General Assembly resolution 40/33 of 29 November 1985 Text amended according to the provisions of Protocols No. 1 (ETS No. 151) and No. 2 (ETS No. 152) which entered into force on 1 March 2002. CPT/Inf/C (93) 17 [EN] (Part 1) - Strasbourg, 4.XI.1993 CPT/Inf/C (93) 17 [EN] (Part 2) - Strasbourg, 4.XI.1993
Adopted at Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on December 9, 1985, at the fifteenth regular session of the General Assembly.
Adopted June 27, 1981, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/67/3 rev. 5, 21 I.L.M. 58 (1982), entered into force Oct. 21, 1986.
US Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 113c US Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 118 US Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 212 Title 18 |
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Equipo Nizkor, March 2003 Article by Ilias Bantekas published in the American Journal of International Law in 1999 |
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The Manual on Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the "Istanbul Protocol") is the first set of international guidelines for documentation of torture and its consequences. Also available in html The Torture Reporting Handbook is a reference guide for anyone who wishes to know how to take action in response to allegations of torture or ill-treatment. It explains simply and clearly how the process of reporting and submitting complaints to international bodies and mechanisms actually works, and how to make the most of it. University of Essex This manual outlines the duties and responsibilities of judges and prosecutors to prevent and investigate acts of torture, and other forms of ill-treatment, to ensure that those who perpetrate such acts are brought to justice and to provide redress for their victims. It also provides practical advice, drawn from best practice, about how torture can be combated at a procedural level. University of Essex The manual brings together the standards and recommendations of the UN, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and other sources from around the world, as well as Amnesty International's recommendations, concerning the prevention of torture and ill-treatment. Amnesty International To be presented to the Special Rapporteur of the UN Commission on Human Rights on the question of torture Explanation of the international treaties that prohibit torture and their watchdog mechanisms. |
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