Editing Istanbul Protocol (section)

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{{short description|UN guidelines for the documentation of torture}}
The '''Manual on Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment''', commonly known as the '''Istanbul Protocol''', is the first set of international guidelines for documentation of [[torture]] and its consequences.<ref name=personalliberty2019-09-16/> It became an official [[United Nations]] document in 1999; the most recent revision was in June 2022.

The Istanbul Protocol is intended to serve as a set of international guidelines for the assessment of persons who allege torture and ill treatment, for investigating cases of alleged torture, and for reporting such findings to the judiciary and any other investigative body.