52 Towards the Effective Protection of LGBTI Persons Deprived of Liberty ty in general, and to more specific topics in particular. If supported by a communications strategy, they can attract more media coverage and attention, and contribute to setting the terms of public and policy debates on important issues. It is essential for monitoring bodies to apply the “do no harm” principle not only to the conduct of visits, but also to the way they draft reports, and particularly by ensuring that the names of the persons concerned do not appear in published documentations. They should also strive to guarantee that persons referenced in a report will not be easily identified, even though this might be difficult if only a few individuals are mentioned by the findings. In some contexts, bringing attention to specific groups may also be a way to enhance their protection. In all cases, monitors should always seek the consent of detainees before publishing information that may lead to their identification. Monitoring bodies should also have clear rules and procedures regarding data management and data protection, as well as secure filing systems. Particularly when raising issues related to the situation of LGBTI persons deprived of liberty, which in some contexts may be met with some resistance from authorities, monitoring bodies should make the best use of international standards, reports from international and regional monitoring bodies, recommendations from UN special procedures, as well as treaty bodies’ concluding observations and communications, in order to reinforce their arguments and recommendations. Good practice NPM visits and thematic reports focusing on the situation of LGBTI detainees Following a visit to the prison of Gorizia, in Northeast Italy, the Italian NPM (Garante nazionale dei diritti delle persone detenute o private della liberta personale) published a visit report42 highlighting the specific situation of gay and trans detainees. The visit was prompted “by specific 42 Il Garante Nazionale dei diritti delle persone detenute o private della libertà personale, Rapporto sulla visita alla Casa circondariale di Gorizia, 17 maggio 2016.

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