Guides and Manuals
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
New Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering
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)
Women in detention: a guide to gender-sensitive monitoring
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?