Istanbul house of detention

Incommunicado detention and torture in Spain:Part I: The Istanbul Protocol Project in the Basque Country.

There is increasing evidence to show that torture is a serious problem in the Basque Country. Whilst such evidence can be found in reports of international human rights monitoring bodies, sentences of Spanish and international courts, and empirical studies, they are limited in not having followed the Istanbul Protocol (IP) in order to evaluate the reliability of torture. A working group compose...

Incommunicado detention and torture in Spain, Part II: Enhanced credibility assessment based on the Istanbul Protocol.

BACKGROUND The Istanbul Protocol (IP) is the key instrument in the documentation of allegations of torture. However, few scientific studies have evaluated its effectiveness as a tool to assess credibility of allegations of ill-treatment or torture. OBJECTIVE Present data on the credibility of allegations of torture in a sample of 45 Basque people held in short-term incommunicado detention bet...

Istanbul Declaration

2. However, it is with deep disappointment that, at the conclusion of this process, it is clear our voices have not been heard and reflected in the conference outcomes. The negotiations started with analyses of the failings of the Brussels Programme of Action, also reflected in UNCTAD’s LDC report 2010. These showed that development partners failed to deliver their commitments to provide adequa...

The Greening of Istanbul

Legal detention of psychiatric patients.

Future of Postgraduate Medical Centres J. Lister, F.R.C.P.,and D. Ferriman, F.R.C.P. 589 Epidemic Ataxia in Western Nigeria B. 0. Osuntokun, M.D ................... 589 Value of Thermography K. L. Williams, F.R.C.S., and Barbara M. Phillips, M.B.; Jane B. Davey, M.B., D.M.R.T., and others. ............................ 589 Legal Detention of Psychiatric Patients J. T. R. Bavin, D.P.M., and Mary ...