Role of forensic and medical sciences in the investigation prevention torture and other ill-treatment 2014, para. 33
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When medical examinations are legally permitted by investigators, prosecutors or penitentiary authorities, these authorities have ample opportunity to delay action so that any injuries have healed by the time such an examination is conducted. During country visits the Special Rapporteur observed that the practice of judges or prosecutors promptly ordering a medical examination on their own initiative or in response to indications of abuse is rare.
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment