Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: safeguards to prevent torture during police custody and pretrial detention 2016, para. 12e
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[Urges States, during reviews of domestic interrogation rules, instructions, methods and practices to ensure that they observe their international obligations, that safeguards against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are in place, and that during such reviews they are mindful of the particular importance of safeguards, to ensure that:] Records of interrogation sessions during police custody and pretrial detention, including their duration and the intervals between sessions, and the identity of the law enforcement official who conduct the interrogations and other persons present are kept accurately, and that such records are stored safely;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2016
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: safeguards to prevent torture during police custody and pretrial detention (2016), A/HRC/RES/31/31, OP 12e.