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Preventing Torture
through investigation and documentation
This is the site of the Prevention through Documentation project which ended March 31st 2009. The project was led by the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) in partnership with the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, REDRESS, Physicians for Human Rights and the World Medical Association.
Here you can find information and guidance on the investigation and documentation of torture as a means to combat impunity, ensure reparation for survivors and prevent torture. Our wish is to promote awareness and encourage the use of the Istanbul Protocol, which is an invaluable tool for health and legal professionals in establishing evidence of torture.
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Medical documentation
Health professionals can provide critical documentation of torture and ill treatment in legal proceedings. Read more |
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Legal investigation
Information and practical advice for legal professionals who work with torture-related cases. Read more |
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The Istanbul Protocol in asylum procedures
The Protocol contains guidelines for interviews of alleged victims of torture and for the performance of medical examinations and their documentation. It also refers to the fact that medical examinations and reports help to assess the consistency between the medical findings and the account of torture, ill-treatment or trauma made by an asylum seeker. Read more
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With financial support of the European Union. |
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The IRCT activities on investigation and documentation of torture are also supported by the Foreign Commonwealth Office, the Canadian Embassy in Cairo and the governments of Netherlands, Iceland and Spain. |
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TORTURE Journal
Read the special issue about access to justice and reparations for victims of torture. |
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