The Méndez Principles on Effective Interviewing support investigators, safeguard those interviewed and promote justice. They are a practical tool for practitioners and law enforcement agents and many organisations and institutions have already expressed their support.
Support to the Méndez Principles
Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos - México
Prison Reform International (PRI)
University of Maribor, Faculty of Criminal Justice and security (Slovenia)
Interamerican Association of Public Defenders (AIDEF)
National Preventive Mechanism of Uruguay
Public Defender's Office of Argentina
UN Sub Committee on Prevention of Torture
OSCE ODIHR
Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia
Open Society Justice Initiative
The Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering, provide guidance on obtaining accurate and reliable information in full respect of human rights and dignity of all, including through the implementation of legal and procedural safeguards in the first hours of police custody.
Josep Borrell, EU High Representative/Vice-President
Support the Principles
- Express public support to the Méndez Principles
- Disseminate and raise awareness about the Principles
- Translate them into your national language
