Review of the standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners 2013, para. 76
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During country visits, the Special Rapporteur has often criticized the lack of internal complaints bodies sufficiently detached from the authority alleged to have perpetrated the ill-treatment to be deemed impartial. In many States, these mechanisms lack independence and effectiveness. Complaints submitted by detainees are often dismissed as fabricated for the purpose of evading justice or as lacking credibility.
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment