E/CN.4/2004/56 page 24 Year Special Rapporteur 2002 Nigel S. Rodley Reference E/CN.4/2002/76 E/CN.4/2002/76/Add.1 Theo van Boven E/CN.4/2002/137 Theo van Boven A/57/173 Contents Mandate and methods of work Activities of the Special Rapporteur Revised version of the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur Letter of resignation from the Special Rapporteur addressed to the Chair of the Commission on Human Rights Statement to the General Assembly Summary of communications transmitted to Governments and replies received Mandate and methods of work - The non-derogability of the prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Activities of the Special Rapporteur Message by 17 independent experts of the Commission on Human Rights on the occasion of the Human Rights Day The prohibition of torture and other forms of ill-treatment in the context of anti-terrorism measures: - Arrest, pre-trial detention, access to a lawyer and the right to habeas corpus - Places of pre-trial detention - Length of pre-trial detention - Confessions and evidence - Immunity from prosecution of law enforcement officials - The right to seek asylum, the principle of non-refoulement and extradition International and national mechanisms for visits to places of deprivation of liberty Corporal punishment of children Joint declaration on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture