Istanbul Protocol : Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Crvel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

This manual by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is intended to serve as international guidelines for the assessment of persons who allege torture & ill-treatment, for investigating cases of alleged torture & for reporting findings to the judiciary or any other investigative body. The manual includes principles for the effective investigation & documentation of torture, & other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. These principles outline minimum standards for States in order to ensure the effective documentation of torture. The manual & principles are the results of 3 years of analysis, research & drafting, undertaken by more than 75 experts in law, health & human rights, representing 40 org. from 15 countries. Illus.Iacopino, Vincent is the author of 'Istanbul Protocol : Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Crvel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment', published 2005 under ISBN 9780756747398 and ISBN 0756747392.