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Corruption and the right to health 2017, para. 23
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- The right to health is recognized in the Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) and protected by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights treaties which are binding on States parties, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. Additionally, regional human rights treaties and many domestic constitutions protect the right to health. These international treaties and domestic laws obligate States to take action to respect, protect and fulfil the right to health and to address corruption where it interferes with their right-to-health obligations. They should inform responses to corruption alongside other legal instruments, such as the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Personas afectadas
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2017
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
The right to sexual and reproductive health (Art. 12) 2016, para. 9
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- The realization of the right to sexual and reproductive health requires that States parties also meet their obligations under other provisions of the Covenant. For example, the right to sexual and reproductive health, combined with the right to education (articles 13 and 14) and the right to non-discrimination and equality between men and women (articles 2 (2) and 3), entails a right to education on sexuality and reproduction that is comprehensive, non-discriminatory, evidence-based, scientifically accurate and age appropriate. The right to sexual and reproductive health, combined with the right to work (article 6) and just and favourable working conditions (article 7), as well as the right to non discrimination and equality between men and women, also requires States to ensure employment with maternity protection and parental leave for workers, including workers in vulnerable situations, such as migrant workers or women with disabilities, as well as protection from sexual harassment in the workplace and prohibition of discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, parenthood, sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status.
- Organismo
- Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personas afectadas
- Men
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Año
- 2016
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Women and armed conflict 1998, para. f
- Paragraph text
- [Actions to be taken by Governments and international organizations:] Provide refugee victims of sexual violence and their families with adequate medical and psychosocial care, including culturally sensitive counselling, and ensure confidentiality;
- Organismo
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Tipo de documento
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Temas
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Año
- 1998
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War 1949, para. undefined
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- Art 98. A prisoner of war undergoing confinement as a disciplinary punishment, shall continue to enjoy the benefits of. The provisions of this Convention except in so far as these are necessarily rendered inapplicable by the mere fact that he is confined. In no case may he be deprived of the benefits of the provisions of Articles 78 and 126. A prisoner of war awarded disciplinary punishment may not be deprived of the prerogatives attached to his rank. Prisoners of war awarded disciplinary punishment shall be allowed to exercise and to stay in the open air at least two hours daily. They shall be allowed, on their request, to be present at the daily medical inspections. They shall receive the attention which their state of health requires and, if necessary, shall be removed to the camp infirmary or to a hospital. They shall have permission to read and write, likewise to send and receive letters. Parcels and remittances of money however, may be withheld from them until the completion of the punishment; they shall meanwhile be entrusted to the prisoners' representative, who-will hand over to the infirmary the perishable goods contained in such parcels.
- Organismo
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Tipo de documento
- International treaty
- Temas
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 1949
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Durable solutions for internally displaced persons: advancing the agenda: addressing the role of humanitarian and development actors in achieving durable solutions for internally displaced persons through peacebuilding in the aftermath of conflict 2013, para. 29
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- Since at least the 1960s, the case for bridging the gap between relief and development assistance to displaced populations has been made, but efforts to tackle the problem have waxed and waned. It is the collective experience of the mandate holders over the years that internally displaced persons are worse after the emergency phase of humanitarian assistance in terms of livelihoods, social services, shelter, adequate food and access to health and education, for example. This is due to the fact that humanitarian actors often disengage from providing assistance after the emergency phase of a humanitarian crisis and development actors do not become involved until normal conditions for promoting early recovery, reconstruction and durable solutions are established.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2013
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (b)
- Paragraph text
- [Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health] Increased proportion of migrants with equal access to adequate, affordable, accessible and quality health care, education and housing;
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2017
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Effective Implementation of the OPSC 2010, para. 16
- Paragraph text
- [Thanks to these efforts, more data are now available on long-term trends and specific aspects of some types of sale and sexual exploitation of children, including:] The exacerbation of these phenomena due to poverty, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, conflicts, large-scale natural disasters and displaced persons;
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Environment
- Health
- Poverty
- Violence
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2010
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Social protection and old age poverty 2010, para. 25
- Paragraph text
- Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 26 million of the 40 million persons living with HIV/AIDS worldwide and is subsequently the region with the highest number of households with a generation gap. In Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, 60 per cent of AIDS orphans live with their grandparents.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Health
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2010
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Human rights of migrants in the post-2015 development agenda 2014, para. 51
- Paragraph text
- A target on providing social protection to reduce the vulnerabilities of the poor, including marginalized groups, including migrants, is essential. Indicators could include the proportion of migrants with access to, and cross-border portability of, earned social benefits (e.g. pensions). Under article 9 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, States recognize the right of everyone to social security. In its general comment No. 19, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights defined the right to social security as encompassing "the right to access and maintain benefits, whether in cash or in kind, without discrimination in order to secure protection, inter alia, from (a) lack of work-related income caused by sickness, disability, maternity, employment injury, unemployment, old age, or death of a family member; (b) unaffordable access to health care; (c) insufficient family support, particularly for children and adult dependents". It went on to say that "the right to social security includes the right not to be subject to arbitrary and unreasonable restrictions of existing social security coverage, whether obtained publicly or privately, as well as the right to equal enjoyment of adequate protection from social risks and contingencies".
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2014
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Gender-related dimensions of refugee status, asylum, nationality and statelessness of women 2014, para. 24
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- Articles 1-3, 5 (a) and 15 establish an obligation on States parties to ensure that women are not discriminated against during the entire asylum process, beginning from the moment of arrival at the borders. Women asylum seekers are entitled to have their rights under the Convention respected; they are entitled to be treated in a non-discriminatory manner and with respect and dignity at all times during the asylum procedure and thereafter, including through the process of finding durable solutions once asylum status has been recognized by the receiving State. The receiving State has a responsibility towards women granted asylum status when it comes to helping them to, among other things, find proper accommodation, training and/or job opportunities, providing legal, medical, psychosocial support for victims of trauma and offering language classes and other measures facilitating their integration. In addition, women asylum seekers whose asylum applications are denied should be granted dignified and non-discriminatory return processes.
- Organismo
- Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Año
- 2014
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Women and health 1999, para. 16
- Paragraph text
- States parties should ensure that adequate protection and health services, including trauma treatment and counselling, are provided for women in especially difficult circumstances, such as those trapped in situations of armed conflict and women refugees.
- Organismo
- Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Año
- 1999
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Conclusion on Protracted Refugee Situations 2009, para. 17
- Paragraph text
- Mindful that there are compelling legal, protection, health, social and economic problems in all situations which can become protracted and should therefore also receive due attention,
- Organismo
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Tipo de documento
- ExCom Conclusion
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2009
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Migrant domestic workers 2011, para. 59
- Paragraph text
- States parties should eliminate discriminatory policies and practices that deny or restrict the rights of children of migrant domestic workers, notably their right to health and education (articles 28 and 30).
- Organismo
- Committee on Migrant Workers
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2011
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Refugee Children 1987, para. (u)
- Paragraph text
- Called upon the High Commissioner to develop further, in consultation with concerned organizations, guidelines to promote cooperation between UNHCR and these organizations to improve the international protection, physical security, well-being and normal psychosocial development of refugee children;
- Organismo
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Tipo de documento
- ExCom Conclusion
- Temas
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 1987
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Refugee Children 1987, para. (q)
- Paragraph text
- Called upon all States, in co-operation with UNHCR and concerned agencies, to develop and/or support programmes to address nutritional and health risks faced by refugee children, including programmes to ensure an adequate, well-balanced and safe diet, general immunization and primary health care;
- Organismo
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Tipo de documento
- ExCom Conclusion
- Temas
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 1987
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Joint general comment No. 4 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No. 23 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on State obligations regarding the human rights of c ... 2017, para. 56
- Paragraph text
- States are encouraged to emphasize a holistic approach to the right to health. Their national plans, policies, and strategies should address the health needs of migrant children and the vulnerable situations in which they may find themselves. Migrant children should have access to health services without being required to present a residence permit or asylum registration. Administrative and financial barriers to accessing services should be removed, including through the acceptance of alternative means of proving identity and residence, such as testimonial evidence. In addition, the Committees urge States to prohibit the sharing of patients’ data between health institutions and immigration authorities as well as immigration enforcement operations on or near public health premises, as these effectively limit or deprive migrant children or children born to migrant parents in an irregular situation of their right to health. Effective firewalls should be put in place in order to ensure their right to health.
- Organismo
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2017
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Joint general comment No. 4 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No. 23 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on State obligations regarding the human rights of c ... 2017, para. 56
- Paragraph text
- States are encouraged to emphasize a holistic approach to the right to health. Their national plans, policies, and strategies should address the health needs of migrant children and the vulnerable situations in which they may find themselves. Migrant children should have access to health services without being required to present a residence permit or asylum registration. Administrative and financial barriers to accessing services should be removed, including through the acceptance of alternative means of proving identity and residence, such as testimonial evidence. In addition, the Committees urge States to prohibit the sharing of patients’ data between health institutions and immigration authorities as well as immigration enforcement operations on or near public health premises, as these effectively limit or deprive migrant children or children born to migrant parents in an irregular situation of their right to health. Effective firewalls should be put in place in order to ensure their right to health.
- Organismo
- Committee on Migrant Workers
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2017
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Joint general comment No. 3 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No. 22 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the general principles regarding the human rights ... 2017, para. 33
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- [The Committees stress that States parties should:] If determined that it is in the best interests of the child to be returned, an individual plan should be prepared, together with the child where possible, for his or her sustainable reintegration. The Committees stress that countries of origin, transit, destination and return should develop comprehensive frameworks with dedicated resources for the implementation of policies and comprehensive inter-institutional coordination mechanisms. Such frameworks should ensure, in cases of children returning to their countries of origin or third countries, their effective reintegration through a rights-based approach, including immediate protection measures and long-term solutions, in particular effective access to education, health, psychosocial support, family life, social inclusion, access to justice and protection from all forms of violence. In all such situations, a quality rights-based follow-up by all involved authorities, including independent monitoring and evaluation, should be ensured. The Committees highlight that return and reintegration measures should be sustainable from the perspective of the child’s right to life, survival and development.
- Organismo
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2017
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Joint general comment No. 3 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No. 22 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the general principles regarding the human rights ... 2017, para. 6a
- Paragraph text
- [The present joint general comment also builds on other United Nations resolutions and reports, various outputs of the United Nations human rights mechanisms and United Nations, intergovernmental and civil society initiatives relating to children in the context of international migration, including:] The statement by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the duties of States towards refugees and migrants under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/2017/1), in which the Committee recalled in particular that “protection from discrimination cannot be made conditional upon an individual having a regular status in the host country”, and also recalled that “all children within a State, including those with an undocumented status, had a right to receive education and access to adequate food and affordable health care”;
- Organismo
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2017
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Joint general comment No. 3 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No. 22 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the general principles regarding the human rights ... 2017, para. 33
- Paragraph text
- [The Committees stress that States parties should:] If determined that it is in the best interests of the child to be returned, an individual plan should be prepared, together with the child where possible, for his or her sustainable reintegration. The Committees stress that countries of origin, transit, destination and return should develop comprehensive frameworks with dedicated resources for the implementation of policies and comprehensive inter-institutional coordination mechanisms. Such frameworks should ensure, in cases of children returning to their countries of origin or third countries, their effective reintegration through a rights-based approach, including immediate protection measures and long-term solutions, in particular effective access to education, health, psychosocial support, family life, social inclusion, access to justice and protection from all forms of violence. In all such situations, a quality rights-based follow-up by all involved authorities, including independent monitoring and evaluation, should be ensured. The Committees highlight that return and reintegration measures should be sustainable from the perspective of the child’s right to life, survival and development.
- Organismo
- Committee on Migrant Workers
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2017
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Joint general comment No. 3 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No. 22 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the general principles regarding the human rights ... 2017, para. 6a
- Paragraph text
- [The present joint general comment also builds on other United Nations resolutions and reports, various outputs of the United Nations human rights mechanisms and United Nations, intergovernmental and civil society initiatives relating to children in the context of international migration, including:] The statement by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the duties of States towards refugees and migrants under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/2017/1), in which the Committee recalled in particular that “protection from discrimination cannot be made conditional upon an individual having a regular status in the host country”, and also recalled that “all children within a State, including those with an undocumented status, had a right to receive education and access to adequate food and affordable health care”;
- Organismo
- Committee on Migrant Workers
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2017
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Indicator (c)
- Paragraph text
- [Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health] Access to universal health-care coverage, formal education, language training, vocational training and lifelong education, and cross-border recognition of skills and qualifications, thereby facilitating the social and economic integration of all migrants.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2017
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. Target 6.2.
- Paragraph text
- [Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health] Provide equal and equitable access for all migrants and members of their families to adequate, affordable, accessible and quality health care, including mental, sexual and reproductive health care, and to information and education, including on family planning
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personas afectadas
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2017
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 46
- Paragraph text
- As implementation of the 2030 Agenda starts, countless children are being left behind, including those deprived of their liberty. Children in vulnerable situations, including those who have run away from domestic violence, those who live on the street and those who are victims of trafficking, prostitution, organized crime or conflict situations, are at special risk. Still others may end up in detention as a result of mental health and drug abuse or because of their status as migrants or asylum seekers.
- Organismo
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Tipo de documento
- SRSG report
- Temas
- Health
- Movement
- Violence
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2016
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Pathways to, conditions and consequences of incarceration for women 2013, para. 65
- Paragraph text
- Abortion may not be available to women in immigration detention centres, depending on the laws of the country. In Malta, for example, abortion is illegal under domestic laws, and is thus unavailable to women held in detention centres. This in turn can lead to complications during childbirth, as doctors may not be trained in or well equipped to handle births for women who have undergone female genital cutting, for example.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Health
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Año
- 2013
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Pathways to, conditions and consequences of incarceration for women 2013, para. 29
- Paragraph text
- Many countries hold women in pretrial detention for extremely long periods, and the number of female pretrial detainees is often equivalent to or larger than the number of convicted female prisoners. Pretrial detainees may have limited contact with other prisoners, fewer opportunities for health-care, vocational or job programmes, as well as restrictions on family contact.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Personas afectadas
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Año
- 2013
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Children deprived of their liberty from the perspective of the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2015, para. 85p
- Paragraph text
- [With regard to the vulnerability of children deprived of their liberty and policy reform, the Special Rapporteur calls upon all States:] To take into consideration any trauma or exposure to torture or other forms of ill-treatment that child migrants have experienced prior to being detained;
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2015
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Role of forensic and medical sciences in the investigation prevention torture and other ill-treatment 2014, para. 69i
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations regarding safeguard for effective medical evaluations of alleged torture and other ill-treatment in detention:] Ensure that detainees have the right to review and have a copy of their own medical records and the right to have them transferred promptly with the detainee if she or he is moved to another facility.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Health
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2014
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Role of forensic and medical sciences in the investigation prevention torture and other ill-treatment 2014, para. 69g
- Paragraph text
- [Recommendations regarding safeguard for effective medical evaluations of alleged torture and other ill-treatment in detention:] Ensure that all medical examinations and interviews with detainees in detention facilities are performed using audio, video and photographic equipment;
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2014
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Review of the standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners 2013, para. 52
- Paragraph text
- Medical examinations are a crucial tool in corroborating or refuting allegations of physical and psychological mistreatment. They are also integral to prevention efforts. While forensic science has made progress, the impact of medical examinations is undermined by a lack of rigorous implementation, inadequate funding, insufficient training and institutional dependencies. In many cases, health care is provided by physicians who have an almost exclusively therapeutic role or by nurses or paramedics with only basic medical training, as their focus is on curing sick detainees and examining new arrivals for contagious diseases or obvious wounds. They often lack the required expertise to properly document ill-treatment. Furthermore, reporting signs of torture raises challenges regarding perceived loyalty conflicts (to the prison administration and to the prisoner) and the responsibility to assure the safety of prisoners. In turn, persons deprived of liberty are invariably caught between a legal requirement to provide evidence to support allegations of torture or other ill-treatment and the lack of practical possibilities to produce such evidence. Records of medical examinations upon arrest or transfer often do not exist and recourse to forensic expertise is at the discretion of the supervising authority, who has ample opportunity to delay authorization until the signs of torture have disappeared.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Temas
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2013
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo