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Principles on Effective Interviewing

The Méndez Principles

Shift the mindset

#MéndezPrinciples#EffectiveInterviewing

 

The Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering or the "Méndez Principles" aim to modify police practices by replacing coercive interrogations with rapport-based interviews.

Based on science, law, and ethics, the Méndez Principles propose a concrete alternative to interrogation methods that rely on coercion to extract confessions. They improve the results of investigations, fully respect human rights and enhance trust in the State.

 

 

Our goals

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Endorsement of the Principles by the UN

Goal2

 

Implementation of the Principles by States

Goal3

 

Endorsement of the Principles by leading human rights bodies, States, and professional associations

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The Six Principles on Effective Interviewing

 

On foundations: Effective interviewing is instructed by science, law and ethics.

On practice: Effective interviewing is a comprehensive process for gathering accurate and reliable information while implementing associated legal safeguards.

On vulnerability: Effective interviewing requires identifying and addressing the needs of interviewees in situations of vulnerability.

On training: Effective interviewing is a professional undertaking that requires specific training.

On accountability: Effective interviewing requires transparent and accountable institutions.

On implementation: The implementation of effective interviewing requires robust national measures.

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“The Principles aim to end accusatory, coercive and other confession driven practices during investigations. They will also assist States to ensure that only guilty persons are convicted, that wrongly accused persons are freed, and that justice is served for victims and for society at large”

Juan E. Méndez, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture.

 

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The African Commission welcomes the Méndez Principles in a first time ever dedicated resolution
The African Commission welcomes the Méndez Principles in a first time ever dedicated resolution
Thursday, December 22, 2022
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Méndez Principles: first time ever references in the UN resolutions
Méndez Principles: first time ever references in the UN resolutions
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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United Nations General Assembly Third Committee - Resolution on Torture, A/RES/77/209

"Takes note with appreciation of the Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering (the Méndez Principles), and encourages States to use them as appropriate through the implementation of national measures, including non-coercive interviewing methods and procedural safeguards, thereby operationalizing the presumption of innocence, ensuring that no person is subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment during questioning, as well as improving effective policing, criminal justice investigations, prosecutions, convictions and other forms of information-gathering processes", para. 16.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

United Nations General Assembly Third Committee - Resolution on Administration of Justice A/RES/77/219

"Emphasizes the importance of States’ keeping under systematic review rules, instructions, methods and practices on interviewing, as well as arrangements for the custody and treatment of persons subjected to any form of arrest, detention or imprisonment under their jurisdiction, including by taking into account, as appropriate, the Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering (the Méndez Principles)", para. 14.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights - Resolution ACHPR/Res.545 (LXXIII)

"Welcomes the Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering - also known as the "Méndez Principles”. Encourages State Parties to the African Charter to support the use of the six Méndez Principles as a useful framework for preventing torture and other ill-treatment during hearings and interviews."

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Monday, December 12, 2022
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      • What is torture prevention?
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        • Solitary Confinement
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        • Perguntas frequentes: Vinculação administrativa
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        • 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
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        • Correspondence/Phone/ Internet
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        • 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?
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      • World Cup: Preventing torture in Rio de Janeiro (2014)
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