Annual Report 2010 by the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture
ICRC
International Committee of the Red Cross
INE
Spanish National Statistics Office [Instituto Nacional de Estadística]
IVML
Basque Institute of Forensic Medicine [Instituto Vasco de Medicina Legal]
JJI
Magistrates’ Courts [Juzgados de Instrucción]
JVP
Parole Court [Juzgado de Vigilancia Penitenciaria]
LECrim
Criminal Procedures Act [Ley de Enjuiciamiento Criminal]
LODP
Public General Act on the Ombudsman [Ley Orgánica del Defensor del Pueblo]
LORPM
Public General Act on the Criminal Liability of Juveniles [Ley Orgánica reguladora de la
Responsabilidad Penal de los Menores]
Mossos
Catalan Autonomous Police (Mossos d’Esquadra)
NPM
National Preventive Mechanism
OAR
Asylum & Refugee Office [Oficina de Asilo y Refugio]
OPCAT
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment. (Adopted by the UN General Assembly in Resolution 77/199 of
December 18, 2002)
PAIEM
Framework Programme for the Integrated Care of the Mentally Ill
REPM
Regulations Governing Military Detention Centres
ROFDP
Regulations for the Organisation and Workings of the Office of the Ombudsman
RP
Prison Regulations
RPJDL
UN Rules for the protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty (adopted by the General
Assembly in resolution 45/113 of December 14, 1990)
SAMU
Spanish Emergency Medical Care Service
SAMUR
Municipal Emergency Healthcare & Rescue Service of Madrid
SES
Office of the Secretary of State for Security (Ministry of the Interior)
SGIP
Office of the Secretary General for Prisons (Ministry of the Interior)
SISDE
IT system for information on and monitoring of detainees
SPT
UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
UCER
Central Expulsion & Repatriation Unit (National Police Force)
UCH
Secure Hospital Unit
UIP
Police Intervention Unit
UNED
Spanish National Distance-Learning University
UNHCR
United Nations High Commission for Refugees
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