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The first of this new series is now available:

APT Legal Briefing on the Application of OPCAT to a State Party's places of military detention located overseas (English)


 
Torture in International Law - A guide to jurisprudence (2008)
Torture in International Law - A guide to jurisprudence (2008)
Files: 2
Available in English and Arabic
 
The Prohibition of Torture (2005-2009)
The Prohibition of Torture (2005-2009)
Files: 16

Combating Torture: A Manual for Judges and Prosecutors (Bahasa Indonesia, Spanish, Thai, 2009)

Bringing the International Prohibition of Torture Home (Thai, 2009)

The role of lawyers in the prevention of torture (English, French Thai, 2008) 

Désamorcer le scénario de la bombe à retardement: Pourquoi nous devons toujours dire NON à la torture (Français, 2007)

Defusing the Ticking Bomb Scenario - Why we must say No to torture, always. (Arabic, English, 2007-2008)

The Prohibition of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment under International Humanitarian Law: Source Texts (English, 2007)

Incommunicado, Unacknowledged and Secret Detention Under International Law (English, 2006)

The Absolute and Comprehensive Prohibition of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (English, 2005)

The Role of National Human Rights Institutions in the prevention of torture... (English, French & Spanish, 2005)

 

 
 
APT Guidelines on Alternative Reporting to UN Treaty Bodies (2004)
APT Guidelines on Alternative Reporting to UN Treaty Bodies (2004)
Files: 4
Available in English, French, Russian and Spanish
 
The Definition of Torture: Proceedings of an Expert Seminar (2003)
The Definition of Torture: Proceedings of an Expert Seminar (2003)
Files: 1
Available in English
 
A Handbook on State Obligations under the CAT (2002)
A Handbook on State Obligations under the CAT (2002)
Files: 1
Available in English
 
Guide to Jurisprudence on Torture and Ill-treatment, Article 3 of the European Convention
Guide to Jurisprudence on Torture and Ill-treatment, Article 3 of the European Convention
Files: 4
Available in English, French, Russian and Spanish
 
International and Regional Mechanisms to Combat Torture (2000)
International and Regional Mechanisms to Combat Torture (2000)
Files: 3
Available in English, French and Spanish
 
Torture under International Law: Compilation of Norms (2000)
Torture under International Law: Compilation of Norms (2000)
Files: 2
Available in English and French
 

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What role for physicians? Arabic
Visiting places of detention - What role for physicians and other health professionals?

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