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This landmark practical guide assists all those involved in monitoring detention conditions and investigating and preventing torture. The prestigious global author team identify the medical, legal and professional frameworks and international instruments applicable to those detained, and highlight how torture or other cruel and inhuman degrading treatments or punishments are identified, investigated and should be prevented. · A comprehensive and wide range of detention settings and circumstances are covered including police stations, prisons, mental health, and social care civil conditions to prisoner of war, detention camps, military, and armed conflict. · Advice, monitoring, and assessment is given for special groups, including the custody of women, children, vulnerable adults, and individuals on hunger strike · Practical guidelines are given for the assessment of ill-treatment of individuals in custody including sexual abuse · Online links to the latest legal, ethical, and medical guidelines for key countries help to make this book appropriate for all. Challenging, thought-provoking yet thoroughly practical, this book is essential reading for anyone involved in the monitoring of detention conditions and the treatment and investigation of individuals in any form of custody. The content is aimed primarily at healthcare professionals but it also highly relevant for anyone who may form part of a visiting team, including lay individuals, lawyers and law enforcement professionals, as well as for academics.
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This guidance is part of ODIHR's ongoing efforts to respond to human rights challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the OSCE. It is a joint publication with APT, which provides strategic support to National Preventive Mechanisms and other detention monitoring bodies around the world.
This is the second annual report of the United Kingdom's National Preventive Mechanism and summarises the activities of the 18 NPM members and what they found when visiting places of detention across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and identifies some common themes that emerged.The report also looks at joint activities undertaken to ensure that OPCAT (Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment) adopted by the United Nations in 2002, is fully and effectively implemented in the UK.
This report presents a summary of the Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Bill 2022.The committee's task was to consider the policy to be achieved by the legislation and the application of fundamental legislative principles - that is, to consider whether the Bill has sufficient regard to therights and liberties of individuals, and to the institution of Parliament. The committee also examined the Bill for compatibility with human rights in accordance with the Human Rights Act 2019. The Bill seeks to facilitate visits by the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture toplaces of detention in Queensland. On the basis of all evidence submitted, the committee is satisfied the Bill will achieve its policyobjectives. The committee recommends the Bill be passed...I commend this report to the House. (Chair's foreword, page iv).