Kenya national materials

National legal adaptation of the Istanbul Protocol, 2007

National medical adaptation of the Istanbul Protocol, 2007 (pdf, 542 kb)

National psychological adaptation of the Istanbul Protocol, 2007

Basic Human Rights of persons deprived of their liberty (pdf, 19 kb) - A presentation focusing on the protection in Kenyan domestic law of persons deprived of their liberty and how these rights are linked with the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment. Author: Joy K. Asiema.

Case analysis (pdf, 35 kb)

Author: Joy K. Asiema.

Human Rights of persons deprived of their liberty: basic safeguards (pdf, 189 kb) - A slide presentation focusing on basic legal safeguards regarding persons deprived of their liberty and on which measure different categories of legal professionals must take to safeguard these rights. The presentation takes a specific focus on the situation in Kenya. Author: Anna-Lena Svensson McCarthy.

Torture and ill-treatment under the ICCPR and the CRC (pdf, 168 kb) - A Slide presentation on the protection against torture and ill-treatment in the ICCPR and the CRC frameworks with a specific focus on the situation in Kenya. Author: Anna-Lena Svensson McCarthy.

Investigation of torture and ill-treatment: basic standards (pdf, 99 kb) - A slide presentation on basic standards for effective investigation of torture and ill-treatment and their practical application.

Legal Investigation in Torture cases (pdf, 294 kb) - A slide presentation about the basic principles of legal investigations of torture allegations with a specific focus on the concept of effective investigation. Author: Emmanuel Kasimbazi.

Physical injury documentation (pdf, 537 kb)

Author: Emily Rogena

The role of medical doctors in torture documentation (pdf, 361 kb)

Author: IMLU

Psychological aspects of torture (pdf, 279 kb)

Author: Seggane Musisi

Psychological aspects of torture and ill-treatment (pdf, 136 kb)

Author: Max Okonji

Common diagnostic categories of trauma related mental disorders (pdf, 224 kb)

Author: Max Okonji

General considerations in psychological evaluations (pdf, 165 kb)

Author: Max Okonji