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Guidance: Monitoring Places of Detention through the COVID-19 Pandemic
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What is torture prevention?
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Body searches
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Implementação do OPCAT no Brasil
Perguntas frequentes: Mecanismos e comitês
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Perguntas frequentes: Vinculação administrativa
#SafeInCustody
Changing the public mindset and narrative in Malaysia
Improving police practices in Thailand
Increasing transparency in police custody in the Philippines
Artists against torture
Custody hearings in Brazil
Developing Guidelines on non-coercive Interviewing and Safeguards
Digital Mapping on Justice and Deprivation of Liberty in Latin America and the Caribbean
Rwanda: supporting the establishment of oversight body
Safeguarding against risk of torture in Thailand
Criar um mecanismo no Brasil
Cronologia da prevenção da tortura no Brasil
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Morocco
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Panama
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Togo
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OPCAT: Opening up places of detention
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United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
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Vulnerabilities in detention
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LGBTI Persons
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Detention Focus Database
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Education
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Recreational activities
Religion
Transfer
Work
Material conditions of detention
Accommodation
Clothing and bedding
Food and water
Lighting and ventilation
Sanitary facilities and personal hygiene
Safeguards
Access and contact with lawyer
Access to a judge
Complaints procedures
Files and records
Inspection mechanisms
Right to information
Safety, order and discipline
Body searches
Cell searches
Disciplinary measures
Means of restraint
Separation of detainees
Solitary confinement
Use of force
Treatment
Inter-detainee violence
Torture and ill-treatment
Health care
Health care for specific groups
Health care services
Health care staff
Personnel
Recruitment
Training of prison staff
Working conditions
OPCAT Database
NPM Toolkit
Activities
Preventive visits
How many visits should be conducted every year?
How to conduct a preventive visit?
Should NPMs conduct both announced and unannounced visits?
What are the different "types" of visits?
What is a “preventive” visit?
What is the “average length” of a preventive visit?
Where and when should the NPM’s first visit be conducted?
Why have a programme of visits?
Recommendations and Follow-Up Strategies
How can NPMs follow-up on recommendations?
How to systematise and keep track of recommendations over time?
What are NPM recommendations?
What can NPMs do to overcome obstacles in the implementation of their recommendations?
What makes a good recommendation?
What types of recommendations are made by NPMs?
Why is it important to have a follow-up strategy for NPM recommendations?
Annual Reports
How to strategically disseminate an annual report ?
What is an NPM annual report ?
What is the target audience of an NPM annual report ?
What should be the content of an NPM annual report ?
What should be the format of an NPM annual report ?
When NPMs operate within a broader institution or are comprised of several institutions, should the NPM annual report be published separately ?
Who should write an NPM annual report ?
Why draft an annual report ?
Thematic and other reports
How to choose a topic for a thematic report?
How to gather information for a thematic report?
Suggested content of a thematic report
Suggested format of a thematic report
What are thematic reports?
What should be the dissemination and follow-up strategy for a thematic report?
Why draft a thematic report?
Visit reports
Dealing with Torture and Other Serious Human Rights Violations
Handling complaints
Legal and policy work
Engaging with others
Coordination with other monitoring bodies
How to coordinate with other bodies conducting visits?
Who are other national bodies conducting visits?
Why coordinate with other bodies conducting visits?
Working with external experts
What are external experts and why do NPMs work with them?
What are the different modalities of working with external experts?
What is the role of external experts?
What is the status of external experts (rights and obligations)?
Which requirements should external experts meet?
Communication and Working with the Media
Dialogue with authorities
Engaging with civil society
Interaction with the SPT
How could NPMs handle expectations regarding complaints?
How should NPMs react externally to complaints?
What are the synergies between complaints and the NPM’s preventive mandate?
What challenges do complaints raise for the NPM’s preventive mandate?
What internal procedures should NPMs put in place to receive and handle complaints?
What is a complaint?
Interactions with international/regional bodies
Working with Courts and the Judiciary
Institutional Development
Strategy and Planning
Profile and skills of NPM members and staff
Can seconded state officials or civil servants work for NPMs?
Should NPM members and staff have the same privileges and guarantees?
What are the other key considerations for the designation of members and staff of an NPM?
What do independence and impartiality mean for NPM members and staff?
What professional expertise is required for NPM members and staff?
Which situations could represent a conflict of interest?
Which skills and other requirements should NPM members and staff have?
Who are NPM members and staff?
Internal Rules
Building the NPM's identity
Confidentiality and data protection
Finances
Selection of NPM Members and Staff
Using Indicators and Measuring Progress
NPM Models
Designation of an NPM
Multiple bodies
How can multiple bodies create an NPM identity and who “is” the NPM?
How is a multiple body NPM coordinated?
What are multiple body NPMs?
What are some of the advantages and challenges faced by multiple bodies as NPM?
What are the different possible structures for multiple body NPMs?
What are the key budget and financial considerations for a multiple body NPM?
What kind of reports may multiple body NPMs produce?
Which body liaises with the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, and other international bodies?
National Human Rights Institutions
What are national human rights institutions as NPMs?
What are the advantages and challenges faced by NHRIs as NPMs?
What are the different types of NHRIs?
What are the key budget and financial considerations for NHRIs with an NPM mandate?
What are the key staffing considerations for NHRIs taking on an NPM mandate?
What kind of internal structure is most appropriate for NHRIs as NPMs?
What level of NPM autonomy for NHRIs?
New specialised institutions
Communication and making the NPM known.
How can new institutions work as a team and build a collective identity?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a new specialised institution as an NPM?
What are the different types of new specialised institutions?
What are the first steps for a new specialised institution?
What is a new specialised institution?
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Videos
Protecting LGBTI persons deprived of liberty: a discussion with Victor Madrigal
Changing Police Mindsets: From Coercion to Justice
Monitoring psychiatric institutions (2016 Jean-Jacques Gautier NPM Symposium)
Preventing torture in Africa: Lessons and experiences from NHRIs
Does torture prevention work?
Addressing vulnerabilities in LGBT persons in detention (Jean-Jacques Gautier NPM Symposium 2015)
Children’s vulnerabilities in detention (Jean-Jacques Gautier NPM Symposium 2014)
Interview with Boubou Diouf Tall, Senegal
Interview with Erwin James, United Kingdom
World Cup: Preventing torture in Rio de Janeiro (2014)
Interview with Jeehan Mahmood – Maldives
No one knows about us
Expert meeting on torture-tainted information
Parliamentarians visiting immigration detention centres
Ending impunity – a graphic novella
Prevention of torture and ill-treatment in police custody
Preventing torture – From an idea to a global reality
Interview with Catalina Devandas: Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Annual Reports
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OPCAT Database
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Videos
Protecting LGBTI persons deprived of liberty: a discussion with Victor Madrigal
Changing Police Mindsets: From Coercion to Justice
Monitoring psychiatric institutions (2016 Jean-Jacques Gautier NPM Symposium)
Preventing torture in Africa: Lessons and experiences from NHRIs
Does torture prevention work?
Addressing vulnerabilities in LGBT persons in detention (Jean-Jacques Gautier NPM Symposium 2015)
Children’s vulnerabilities in detention (Jean-Jacques Gautier NPM Symposium 2014)
Interview with Boubou Diouf Tall, Senegal
Interview with Erwin James, United Kingdom
World Cup: Preventing torture in Rio de Janeiro (2014)
Interview with Jeehan Mahmood – Maldives
No one knows about us
Expert meeting on torture-tainted information
Parliamentarians visiting immigration detention centres
Ending impunity – a graphic novella
Prevention of torture and ill-treatment in police custody
Preventing torture – From an idea to a global reality
Interview with Catalina Devandas: Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Annual Reports
Podcasts
Highlighted projects
Achievements
The European Committee for Prevention of Torture (CPT)
The OPCAT: torture prevention in practice
Torture prevention works
COVID-19
Guidance: Monitoring Places of Detention through the COVID-19 Pandemic
Information Hub
News and webinar series
Podcast "Perspectives"
Voices from the field
APT Strategic Plan
APT Strategic Plan (2020-2023)
Previous Strategic Plans
Preventing torture – From an idea to a global reality
Torture prevention
Definition of torture
What is torture prevention?
Campaigns
Principles on Effective Interviewing
Women & Prison
Highlighted Projects
Implementação do OPCAT no Brasil
#SafeInCustody
Artists against torture
Custody hearings in Brazil
Developing Guidelines on non-coercive Interviewing and Safeguards
Digital Mapping on Justice and Deprivation of Liberty in Latin America and the Caribbean
Inaccessible
Rwanda: supporting the establishment of oversight body
Safeguarding against risk of torture in Thailand
Criar um mecanismo no Brasil
Cronologia da prevenção da tortura no Brasil
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Paraguay
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COVID-19
Who we are
Vision, Mission and Values
Organisation
Board
Advisory Council
Staff
Centre Jean-Jacques Gautier
Our History
Funding
What we do
Achievements
The European Committee for Prevention of Torture (CPT)
The OPCAT: torture prevention in practice
Torture prevention works
Chile - country summary
Ethiopia - country summary
Georgia - country summary
Hungary - country summary
India - country summary
Indonesia - country summary
Israel - country summary
Kyrgyzstan - country summary
Peru - country summary
Philippines - country summary
South Africa - country summary
Tunisia - country summary
Turkey - country summary
United Kingdom - country summary
COVID-19
Guidance: Monitoring Places of Detention through the COVID-19 Pandemic
Information Hub
News and webinar series
Podcast "Perspectives"
Voices from the field
APT Strategic Plan
APT Strategic Plan (2020-2023)
Previous Strategic Plans
Preventing torture – From an idea to a global reality
Torture prevention
Definition of torture
What is torture prevention?
Campaigns
Principles on Effective Interviewing
Women & Prison
Body searches
Solitary Confinement
Highlighted Projects
Implementação do OPCAT no Brasil
Perguntas frequentes: Mecanismos e comitês
Perguntas frequentes: Orçamento
Perguntas frequentes: Ubicación
Perguntas frequentes: Vinculação administrativa
#SafeInCustody
Changing the public mindset and narrative in Malaysia
Improving police practices in Thailand
Increasing transparency in police custody in the Philippines
Artists against torture
Custody hearings in Brazil
Developing Guidelines on non-coercive Interviewing and Safeguards
Digital Mapping on Justice and Deprivation of Liberty in Latin America and the Caribbean
Rwanda: supporting the establishment of oversight body
Safeguarding against risk of torture in Thailand
Criar um mecanismo no Brasil
Cronologia da prevenção da tortura no Brasil
Where we work
Africa
Americas
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Middle East & North Africa
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Fiji
Georgia
Indonesia
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Madagascar
Malaysia
Mauritania
Mexico
Mongolia
Morocco
Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Philippines
Romania
Rwanda
Senegal
South Africa
Switzerland
Thailand
Togo
Tunisia
United Kingdom
Themes
OPCAT: Opening up places of detention
National Preventive Mechanisms
United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
Safeguards and Police
Vulnerabilities in detention
Women
Children
LGBTI Persons
Migrants
Persons with Disabilities
Knowledge Hub
Publications
Detention Focus Database
Contacts with the outside world
Access to external information
Consular contacts
Correspondence/Phone/ Internet
Family visits
Life in prison (Regime and activities)
Education
Outdoor exercise
Recreational activities
Religion
Transfer
Work
Material conditions of detention
Accommodation
Clothing and bedding
Food and water
Lighting and ventilation
Sanitary facilities and personal hygiene
Safeguards
Access and contact with lawyer
Access to a judge
Complaints procedures
Files and records
Inspection mechanisms
Right to information
Safety, order and discipline
Body searches
Cell searches
Disciplinary measures
Means of restraint
Separation of detainees
Solitary confinement
Use of force
Treatment
Inter-detainee violence
Torture and ill-treatment
Health care
Health care for specific groups
Health care services
Health care staff
Personnel
Recruitment
Training of prison staff
Working conditions
OPCAT Database
NPM Toolkit
Activities
Preventive visits
How many visits should be conducted every year?
How to conduct a preventive visit?
Should NPMs conduct both announced and unannounced visits?
What are the different "types" of visits?
What is a “preventive” visit?
What is the “average length” of a preventive visit?
Where and when should the NPM’s first visit be conducted?
Why have a programme of visits?
Recommendations and Follow-Up Strategies
How can NPMs follow-up on recommendations?
How to systematise and keep track of recommendations over time?
What are NPM recommendations?
What can NPMs do to overcome obstacles in the implementation of their recommendations?
What makes a good recommendation?
What types of recommendations are made by NPMs?
Why is it important to have a follow-up strategy for NPM recommendations?
Annual Reports
How to strategically disseminate an annual report ?
What is an NPM annual report ?
What is the target audience of an NPM annual report ?
What should be the content of an NPM annual report ?
What should be the format of an NPM annual report ?
When NPMs operate within a broader institution or are comprised of several institutions, should the NPM annual report be published separately ?
Who should write an NPM annual report ?
Why draft an annual report ?
Thematic and other reports
How to choose a topic for a thematic report?
How to gather information for a thematic report?
Suggested content of a thematic report
Suggested format of a thematic report
What are thematic reports?
What should be the dissemination and follow-up strategy for a thematic report?
Why draft a thematic report?
Visit reports
Dealing with Torture and Other Serious Human Rights Violations
Handling complaints
Legal and policy work
Engaging with others
Coordination with other monitoring bodies
How to coordinate with other bodies conducting visits?
Who are other national bodies conducting visits?
Why coordinate with other bodies conducting visits?
Working with external experts
What are external experts and why do NPMs work with them?
What are the different modalities of working with external experts?
What is the role of external experts?
What is the status of external experts (rights and obligations)?
Which requirements should external experts meet?
Communication and Working with the Media
Dialogue with authorities
Engaging with civil society
Interaction with the SPT
How could NPMs handle expectations regarding complaints?
How should NPMs react externally to complaints?
What are the synergies between complaints and the NPM’s preventive mandate?
What challenges do complaints raise for the NPM’s preventive mandate?
What internal procedures should NPMs put in place to receive and handle complaints?
What is a complaint?
Interactions with international/regional bodies
Working with Courts and the Judiciary
Institutional Development
Strategy and Planning
Profile and skills of NPM members and staff
Can seconded state officials or civil servants work for NPMs?
Should NPM members and staff have the same privileges and guarantees?
What are the other key considerations for the designation of members and staff of an NPM?
What do independence and impartiality mean for NPM members and staff?
What professional expertise is required for NPM members and staff?
Which situations could represent a conflict of interest?
Which skills and other requirements should NPM members and staff have?
Who are NPM members and staff?
Internal Rules
Building the NPM's identity
Confidentiality and data protection
Finances
Selection of NPM Members and Staff
Using Indicators and Measuring Progress
NPM Models
Designation of an NPM
Multiple bodies
How can multiple bodies create an NPM identity and who “is” the NPM?
How is a multiple body NPM coordinated?
What are multiple body NPMs?
What are some of the advantages and challenges faced by multiple bodies as NPM?
What are the different possible structures for multiple body NPMs?
What are the key budget and financial considerations for a multiple body NPM?
What kind of reports may multiple body NPMs produce?
Which body liaises with the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, and other international bodies?
National Human Rights Institutions
What are national human rights institutions as NPMs?
What are the advantages and challenges faced by NHRIs as NPMs?
What are the different types of NHRIs?
What are the key budget and financial considerations for NHRIs with an NPM mandate?
What are the key staffing considerations for NHRIs taking on an NPM mandate?
What kind of internal structure is most appropriate for NHRIs as NPMs?
What level of NPM autonomy for NHRIs?
New specialised institutions
Communication and making the NPM known.
How can new institutions work as a team and build a collective identity?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a new specialised institution as an NPM?
What are the different types of new specialised institutions?
What are the first steps for a new specialised institution?
What is a new specialised institution?
Search
Videos
Protecting LGBTI persons deprived of liberty: a discussion with Victor Madrigal
Changing Police Mindsets: From Coercion to Justice
Monitoring psychiatric institutions (2016 Jean-Jacques Gautier NPM Symposium)
Preventing torture in Africa: Lessons and experiences from NHRIs
Does torture prevention work?
Addressing vulnerabilities in LGBT persons in detention (Jean-Jacques Gautier NPM Symposium 2015)
Children’s vulnerabilities in detention (Jean-Jacques Gautier NPM Symposium 2014)
Interview with Boubou Diouf Tall, Senegal
Interview with Erwin James, United Kingdom
World Cup: Preventing torture in Rio de Janeiro (2014)
Interview with Jeehan Mahmood – Maldives
No one knows about us
Expert meeting on torture-tainted information
Parliamentarians visiting immigration detention centres
Ending impunity – a graphic novella
Prevention of torture and ill-treatment in police custody
Preventing torture – From an idea to a global reality
Interview with Catalina Devandas: Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Annual Reports
Podcasts
News
E-Learning
Donate
