Torture, ill-treatment and coercion during interviews/ Universal protocol for non-coercive, ethically sound, evidence-based and empirically founded interviewing practices 2016, para. 94
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The obligation to report mistreatment should be enshrined in national law, with appropriate sanctions for non-reporting and protections for those who report. The duty to report should be extended to violations of other standards and safeguards, including the prohibition against compelling detainees to confess, incriminate themselves or testify against others, and subjecting them to coercion, threats or practices impairing their judgment or decision-making capacities (Body of Principles, principle 7).
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment