Istanbul Protocol: Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 1999
This is an updated edition of the Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Istanbul Protocol). The Istanbul Protocol sets out international standards on how effective legal and medico-legal investigations into allegations of torture or ill-treatment should be conducted. The Istanbul Protocol was developed by 75 experts in law, health and human rights from 40 organizations in 15 countries. It was officially endorsed by the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, on 9 August 1999 and included in the Professional Training Series of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2001 and later updated in 2004.