Role of forensic and medical sciences in the investigation prevention torture and other ill-treatment 2014, para. 64
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The Special Rapporteur emphasizes that the evaluation of medical and psychological documentary evidence and expert opinions, including psychiatric and psychological evidence, must move towards a more systematic approach. The role of psychiatric and psychological expertise, in identification and verification of allegations, must be strengthened. The CPT and the Istanbul Protocol standards serve as a standard for evaluation of medical evidence, as a reference tool for experts delivering expert opinions, as a benchmark for assessing the effectiveness of the domestic fact-finding and as a means of redress for victims. These or similar standards must be implemented in domestic frameworks for torture investigation. Courts must accept and evaluate independently collected evidence on their merits.
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment