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Istanbul Protocol [2022 version]: Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

 

On 29th June 2022 a revised version of a major human rights document – the Istanbul Protocol – was launched in Geneva. Since 1999, the Istanbul Protocol has set out international standards for investigating and documenting acts of torture and ill-treatment, providing essential guidance for medical, law enforcement, prosecution, judicial and other relevant professionals.  The complete Protocol can be downloaded below.

Veritas Statement on International Day Against Torture

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VERITAS STATEMENT ON

INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF TORTURE

[26th  June 2022]

June 26th has been declared as the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture by the United Nations General Assembly.  This day was institutionalised in the hope that there will be a world free from torture or other cruel, degrading and inhuman treatment inflicted on our fellow human beings.

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Instanbul Protocol

The Manual on Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, commonly known as the Istanbul Protocol, is the first set of international guidelines for documentation of torture and its consequences. It became an official United Nations document in 1999.

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