Practitioners' Tools

Tools specifically developed to support medical and legal practitioners in conducting effective examinations of torture victims.

Medical Checklist
Schematic description of the process of medical examination of torture victims in accordance with the Istanbul Protocol. The check list is intended to serve as a directory for implementation of the Istanbul Protocol in daily practice. 
English (PDF - 159 Kb)
Spanish (PDF - 92 Kb)

Legal Checklist
The scheme is prepared to give ideas about effective documentation and investigation of acts of torture and other forms of ill-treatment during the investigation process. The scheme is only intended to show relations among some procedures and actions in the form of a table for practical purposes.
English (PDF - 583 Kb)
Spanish (PDF - 92 Kb)