Publications

This paper provides guidance for stakeholders involved in the selection and appointment of NPMs -the national bodies which monitor prisons to prevent torture and ill-treatment. It considers the skills...chevron_right

This report is a summary of a meeting on the drafting of anti-torture legislation. Some of the topics covered in the meeting included how anti-torture legislation is drafted in a number of different c...chevron_right

This paper outlines the main risk factors and situations to which lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersexed (LGBTI) persons are exposed when they are deprived of their liberty in the criminal...chevron_right

This guide aims to raise awareness on the key issues of immigration detention and, in particular, to encourage and assist parliamentarians in carrying out visits to detention centers where irregular m...chevron_right

This document outlines the strategic plan of the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) for 2013 - 2015. It incorporates an overview of APT's work, their identity statement, priorities, and t...chevron_right

This manual provides guidance on monitoring police stations and police conduct during police detention. The manual highlights the powers of the police and the relationship between these powers and hum...chevron_right

This issue focuses on the prevention of torture in the Middle East and North Africa. It focuses on combating torture in Libya, judicial reform in Tunisia and, detention monitoring by national human ri...chevron_right

This paper outlines the risks faced by women in detention and the measures that can be taken to prevent them. It does so by focusing on the situation of women in detention in the criminal justice syst...chevron_right

This paper looks at culture change in places of detention, such as prisons and mental institutions, from a human rights perspective. People in detention are particularly vulnerable to abuse, and bodie...chevron_right

This paper provides a framework for prison monitoring bodies to understand the concept of dignity and security in prisons as well as to identify when security in a prison is overemphasized to the detr...chevron_right

This paper sets out recommendations and practical advice on how to make the most out of a National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM) annual report. The annual report represents an important communication to...chevron_right

Forced deportation is a moment where detainees are particularly vulnerable and exposed to the risk of ill-treatment and torture. There is serious ongoing human rights concern worldwide where refoulem...chevron_right

This paper looks at the sanctions applied to prisoners in contact with monitoring bodies and the consequences these have on their daily lives. Even though sanctions are most often inflicted against pe...chevron_right

This issue focuses on the prevention of torture in the Middle East and North Africa. The editor describes the publication as, aimed at creating a space through which activists and experts can exchange...chevron_right

This issue focuses on the prevention of torture in the Middle East and North Africa. The editor describes the publication as, aimed at creating a space through which activists and experts can exchange...chevron_right