Review of the standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners 2013, para. 64
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Although article 12 of the Convention against Torture does not exclude the possibility of the investigation being carried out by prison administration, in most cases internal investigations lack transparency and are marred by a conflict of interest. Allegations of torture and other ill-treatment should be investigated by an external investigative body, independent from those implicated in the allegation and with no institutional or hierarchical connection between the investigators and the alleged perpetrators.
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment