Publications

SEANF Guidelines on Torture Prevention

The Méndez Principles at a glance

Detention Monitoring Tool: Body searches

New Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering

Women in detention: a guide to gender-sensitive monitoring

Monitoring Immigration Detention - Practical manual (2014)

Torture in International Law - A guide to jurisprudence (2008)

Police custody in Madagascar: Guide on detention safeguards and use of custody registers

Towards the Effective Protection of LGBTI Persons Deprived of Liberty: A Monitoring Guide

Key Messages - Guidance: Monitoring Places of Detention Through the COVID-19 Pandemic

Guidance for OPCAT States parties on SPT membership

Guidance: Monitoring Places of Detention through the COVID-19 Pandemic

Monitoring Police Custody - A practical guide (2013)

Access to a lawyer during the first hours of custody – A Situation Analysis

Guide on anti-torture legislation (2016)

"Action Toolkit" on safeguards to prevent torture in Thailand

Robben Island Guidelines: practical guide for implementation (2008)

Eight building blocks for a torture-free future: The prevention of torture and other ill-treatment in times of transition (2012)

Visiting places of detention - What role for physicians and other health professionals? (2008)

The Application of OPCAT to a State Party's places of military detention overseas: Briefing paper (2009)

Series on Safeguards to Prevent Torture in Police Custody in Latin America

The Optional Protocol Implementation Manual (2010)

Preventing Torture: An Operational Guide for National Human Rights Institutions (2010)

OPCAT - An Opportunity for Refugee and Migrant Rights Protection: Briefing paper (2009)

Monitoring Places of Detention: a practical guide (2004)

National Preventive Mechanisms - Drafting effective annual reports: Briefing paper (2012)

LGBTI persons deprived of their liberty: a framework for preventive monitoring

The Right of Access to Lawyers for Persons Deprived of Liberty: Briefing paper (2010)

Putting prevention into practice - OPCAT 10th anniversary booklet (2016)

Institutional culture in detention: a framework for preventive monitoring

Guide for the Establishment and Designation of NPMs (2006)

Making Effective Recommendations: Briefing paper (2008)

Using Interpreters in Detention Monitoring: Briefing paper (2009)

Detention Monitoring Tool - Addressing risk factors to prevent torture and ill-treatment (2013)

Selection of Persons to Interview in the Context of Preventive Detention Monitoring: Briefing paper (2009)

Balancing security and dignity in prisons: a framework for preventive monitoring

Opinions and Recommendations of the French 'Contrôleur général des lieux de privation de liberté' (2008 - 2014)

Mitigating the risks of sanctions related to detention monitoring: Briefing paper (2012)

The role of lawyers in the prevention of torture: Briefing paper (2008)

National Human Rights Institutions as NPMs: opportunities and challenges (2013)

Key Issues in Drafting Anti-Torture Legislation (2013)

A visit by the CPT - what's it all about? 15 questions and answers for the police (1999)

The Torture Prevention Ambassadors' Good Practice Report (2016)

Changing Cultures in Closed Environments: What Works? (2014)

Monitoring Places of Detention: a practical guide for NGOs (2002)

Monitoring the forced deportation flights of migrants: Briefing paper (2012)

Comprehensive Checklist for NPMs

Implementing the OPCAT in Federal and Other Decentralised States: Briefing paper (2011)

Strategies and tools for effective follow-up to recommendations

Treatment and detention regime of detainees suffering from tuberculosis

UNCAT Signature and Ratification: Briefing paper (2014)

Visiting Places of Detention Outside the EU - A guide for Members of the European Parliament (2015)

Why ratify the OPCAT?