Torture Reporting Handbook: Appendix II

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APPENDIX II - CONTACT DETAILS AND OBTAINING FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT DETAILS:

INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS:

AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS

Kairaba Avenue, P.O. Box 673
Banjul, The Gambia
Telephone: +220-392962
Fax: +220-390764
Email: achpr@achpr.gm

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE:

OHCHR-UNOG
CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22-917 9000
Fax: +41-22-917 9011
E-mail: webadmin.hchr@unog.ch
http://www.unhchr.ch/

COMMITTEE FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION:

OHCHR-UNOG
CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22-917 9000
Fax: +41-22-917 9011
E-mail: webadmin.hchr@unog.ch
http://www.unhchr.ch/

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN:

OHCHR-UNOG
CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22-917 9000
Fax: +41-22-917 9011
E-mail: webadmin.hchr@unog.ch
http://www.unhchr.ch/

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD:

OHCHR-UNOG
CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22-917 9000
Fax: +41-22-917 9011
E-mail: webadmin.hchr@unog.ch
http://www.unhchr.ch/

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE:

Council of Europe
F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex
France
E-mail: HumanRights.Info@coe.int
Telephone: +33-3-88 41 20 24
Fax: +33-3-88 41 27 04
http://www.cpt.coe.int/

EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS:

European Court of Human Rights
Council of Europe
F - 67075 Strasbourg-Cedex
France
Telephone: +33-3-88 41 20 18
Fax: +33-3-88 41 27 30
http://www.echr.coe.int/

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE:

OHCHR-UNOG
CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22-917 9000
Fax: +41-22-917 9011
E-mail: webadmin.hchr@unog.ch
http://www.unhchr.ch/

INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS:

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
1889 F St., NW, Washington, D.C., USA 20006.
Telephone: +1-202-458 6002
Fax: +1-202-458 3992.
E-mail: cidhoea@oas.org
http://www.cidh.oas.org/

INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS:

Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Apdo 6906-1000
San José, Costa Rica
Telephone: + 506-234 0581 or +506-225 3333
Fax: +506-234 0584
E-mail: corteidh@sol.racsa.co.cr
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/iachr/iachr.html

OFFICE OF THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

OHCHR-UNOG
CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22-917 9000
Fax: +41-22-917 0099
E-mail: webadmin.hchr@unog.ch
http://www.unhchr.ch/ (includes details of all OHCHR field presences and the texts of many international human rights instruments)

SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON PRISONS AND CONDITIONS OF DETENTION IN AFRICA

Kairaba Avenue, P.O. Box 673
Banjul, The Gambia
Telephone: +220-392962
Fax: +220-390764
E-mail: achpr@achpr.gm

UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE:

OHCHR-UNOG
CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22-917 9000
Fax: +41-22-917 9006
E-mail: webadmin.hchr@unog.ch
http://www.unhchr.ch/

1503 PROCEDURE

OHCHR-UNOG
CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22-917 9000
Fax: +41-22-917 9011
E-mail: webadmin.hchr@unog.ch
http://www.unhchr.ch/

FURTHER SOURCES OF HELP:

=> Inter-Governmental Specialised Agencies:

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION:

International Labour Standards and Human Rights Department (NORMES)
4 route de Morillons
CH-1211 Geneva 22
Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22-799 7126
Fax: +41-22-799 6926
Email: infleg@ilo.org
http://www.ilo.org/

OFFICE FOR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS:

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Aleje Ujazdowskie 19
00-557 Warsaw
Poland
Telephone: +48-22-520 06 00
Fax: +48-22-520 06 05
E-mail: office@odihr.osce.waw.pl
http://www.osce.org/odihr/ (includes current details of field operations)

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)

1 UN Plaza
New York NY 10017
United States
http://www.undp.org (this site provides access to many UNDP field offices throughout the world)

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES:

C.P. 2500,
1211 Geneva 2,
Switzerland
http://www.unhcr.ch/ (Includes link to email contacts and details of all UNHCR field operations)

UNICEF:

UNICEF House
3 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York 10017
U.S.A.
Telephone: +1-212-326 7000
Fax: +1-212-887 7465
http://www.unicef.org/

=> International Humanitarian Organisation:

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS

19 Avenue de la Paix
CH 1202 Geneva
Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22-734 60 01
Fax: +41-22-733 20 57 (Public Information Centre)
E-mail: webmaster.gva@icrc.org
http://www.icrc.org/

=> International NGOs:

'Umbrella Organisations':

ASSOCIATION POUR LA PRÉVENTION DE LA TORTURE (APT)

Route de Ferney 10
Case postale 2267
CH-1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22-734 2088
Fax: +41-22-734 5649
Email: apt@apt.ch
http://www.apt.ch/ (includes copies of many of their reports and studies)

WORLD ORGANISATION AGAINST TORTURE/ORGANISATION MONDIALE CONTRE LA TORTURE (OMCT)

International Secretariat
Case Postale 21 - 8, Rue du Vieux-Billard
1211 - Geneva 8
Switzerland
Telephone: + 41-22-809-49-39
Fax: + 41-22-809-49-29
Email: omct@omct.org
http://www.omct.org/

FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES LIGUES DES DROITS DE L'HOMME (FIDH)

17 Passage de la Main d'Or
75011 Paris, FRANCE
Telephone : +33-1-43 55 25 18
Fax : +33-1-43 55 18 80
E-mail : fidh@csi.com
http://www.fidh.imaginet.fr/

=> Other International NGOs:

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (AI)

International Secretariat
1 Easton St
London
WC1X 8DJ
UK
Telephone: +44-171-413 5500
Fax: +44-171-956 1157
E-mail:amnestyis@amnesty.org
http://www.amnesty.org/ (the starting point for access to all AI reports and press releases, as well contact details for national branches)

L'ACTION DES CHRÉTIENS POUR L'ABOLITION DE LA TORTURE ET DES EXÉCUTIONS CAPITALES (ACAT)

7 rue Georges Lardennois
75019 Paris
Telephone: +33 -1-40 40 42 43
Fax : +33 -1-40 40 42 44
E-mail: acat-fr@worldnet.fr
http://home.worldnet.fr/acatfr/

FIACAT:

Fédération Internationale de l'ACAT
27 rue de Maubeuge
75009 PARIS
France
Telephone : +33-1-42 80 01 60
Fax : +33-1-42 80 20 89
E-mail : Fi.Acat@wanadoo.fr

HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNET (HRI)

8 York Street, Suite 302
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 5S6 Canada
Telephone: +1-613-789 7407
Fax: +1-613-789 7414
E-mail: hri@hri.ca
http://www.hri.ca/

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH (HRW)

350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY
10118-3299 USA
Telephone: +1-212-290 4700
Fax: +1-212-736 1300
E-mail: hrwnyc@hrw.org
http://www.hrw.org/

INTERNATIONAL HELSINKI FEDERATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS:

Rummelhardtg. 2/18
A-1090 Vienna
AUSTRIA
Telephone: +43-1-408 88 22
Fax: +43-1-408 88 22-50
E-mail: office@ihf-hr.org
http://www.ihf-hr.org/

INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RIGHTS

A.P. 10.081-1000
San José, Costa Rica
Tel.: +506-234 0404
Fax: +506-234 0955
E-mail: instituto@iidh.ed.cr
http://www.iidh.ed.cr/

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS:

(provides information and assistance to NGOs wishing to use the UN system)
1 Rue de Varembé
P.O. Box 16
Ch-1211 Geneva CIC
Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22-733 5123
Fax: +41-22-733 0826

PENAL REFORM INTERNATIONAL

Unit 114, The Chandlery
50 Westminster Bridge Rd
London SE1 7QY
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44-171-721 7678
Fax: +44-171-721 8785
E-mail: Headofsecretariat@pri.org.uk
http://www.penalreform.org (includes details of regional offices)

PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (PHR)

100 Boylston St.
Suite 702
Boston, MA 02116
United States
Telephone: +1-617-695 0041
Fax: +1-617-695 0307
Email: phrusa@igc.apc.org
http://www.phrusa.org/

REDRESS

3rd Floor
87 Vauxhall Walk
London
SE11 5HJ
Telephone: +44 207 7793 1777
Fax: +44 207 7793 1719
Email: redresstrust@gn.apc.org
http://www.redress.org/

=> Victim support:

INTERNATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNCIL FOR TORTURE VICTIMS (IRCT)

P.O. Box 2107
DK-1014 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Telephone: +45-33-76 06 00
Fax: +45-33-76 05 00
E-mail: irct@irct.org
http://www.irct.org (includes the contact details of centres for victims of torture in many countries)

UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTARY FUND FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE

(Helps to fund projects for the rehabilitation of victims of torture)
OHCHR-UNOG (Trust Funds Unit)
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Telephone: +41-22-917 9000
Fax: +41-22-917 9011
E-mail: dpremont.hchr@unog.ch
http://www.unhchr.ch/

=> Professional Organisations:

INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION (IPU)

C.P. 438
1211 GENEVA 19
Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22-919 41 50
Fax: +41-22-733 31 41, +41-22-919 41 60
E-mail: postbox@mail.ipu.org
http://www.ipu.org/

LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (LCHR)

333 Seventh Avenue, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10001
United States
Telephone: +1-212-845 5200
Fax: +1-212-845 5299
E-Mail: lchrbin@lchr.org
http://www.lchr.org/

WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (WMA)

PO Box 63
01212 Ferney-Voltaire Cedex
France
Telephone: +33-4-50 40 75 75
Fax: +33-4-50 40 59 37
E-mail: info@wma.net
http://www.wma.net/

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OBTAINING FURTHER INFORMATION:

Where can you find copies of the instruments referred to in this handbook?
The easiest way to find most of these instruments is if you have access to the Internet. Instruments can usually be found via the home page of the organisation which created it (see Contact Details above for website addresses). The starting point for many international treaty texts would be the website of the OHCHR, at http://www.unhchr.ch/html/intlist.htm Another useful human rights website is that of the University of Minnesota, at http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts and the Human Rights Internet website cited above, both of which provide access to the texts of many international instruments.

If you do not have access to the Internet, you could obtain copies of the texts by making a written request to the organisations themselves. It may be more simple, however, to contact a larger NGO which may already have these texts. Alternatively, many of these texts may be found in a public or university library, and it is also possible to obtain collected volumes of human rights texts.

In all cases, do not forget to check if the state in question has ratified the treaty, and if it has made any reservations to it.
Where can you find copies of the reports of the international mechanisms described in this handbook?
Again, most of the mechanisms make their reports available on the Internet. The mechanisms based at the OHCHR have a particularly well-developed website, with a database containing most if not all public documents published by them. The ACNHR does not as yet have its own website, but many of its reports have been posted on the University of Minnesota website referred to above. Alternatively, you could write to the organisation, contact another NGO or try to find them in a library.
Where can you find out more about documenting torture?
The Istanbul Protocol and Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment contain extremely detailed provisions on the legal investigation of torture, and in particular the medical examination of torture victims. Medical professionals wishing to know more about this would be advised to consult the Protocol. Publication of the Protocol will be carried out with the assistance of the OHCHR in 2000. For the time being, the document is available from Physicians for Human Rights, and is posted on their website (see above for reference).

The Minnesota Protocol and Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions contain similarly detailed provisions concerning autopsies and the examination of dead bodies, including those who have died as a result of torture. It is available through the OHCHR: (1991) UN Pub. Sales No. E.91.IV.1 (doc. ST/CSDHA/12).
For more detailed information on international law and practice relating to torture, see Rodley, Nigel S., "The Treatment of Prisoners Under International Law", 2^nd edition, Oxford Press (1999)

For further information on how to use international human rights mechanisms, see Hannum, Hurst, "Guide to International Human Rights Practice", 3^rd edition, Transnational Publishers, Ardsley, New York (1999)

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	Appendices: section links...
	I: List of Relevant Instruments - II: Contact Details and Obtaining Further Information - III: Standard Application Forms - IV: Body Diagrams
	Handbook links...	website home page
	Table of Contents - Search - Part I: Preliminary Matters - Part II: Documenting Allegations - Part III: Responding to the Information Collected - Appendices