Introduction people from different backgrounds may be involved in the preparation, implementation and follow-up of the mission, including those working on managerial, financial, and logistical issues. A good collaboration and mutual understanding between all persons involved is essential. This manual is for • • The team carrying out the mission • The managers, health and legal professionals of partner organisations in the country where the investigation will take place • The project managers and management of the organisation or institution responsible for the mission The team in charge of the logistics of the mission, such as the preparation and/or coordination of field activities. d. How to use the manual The guidelines and lists in this manual are issues to consider; they are not all-inclusive or prescriptive. Medical examinations and the circumstances in which they are carried out differ from case to case. as possible. Longer checklists and international guidelines are annexed in the document and/or in the CD-ROM. Chapter notes 1. For the purpose of this manual, the term medical includes other health professional areas (e.g. psychological). Reference is made to the Istanbul Protocol: “The documentation of torture is generally a multi-disciplinary task in which doctors and other health professionals (for example nurses and psychologists) have important roles.” http://www2. ohchr.org/english/about/publications/docs/8rev1. pdf, page vii 2. http://www2.ohchr.org/english/about/ publications/docs/8rev1.pdf 3. E.g. M. Peel, N. Lubell and J. Beynon; Medical Investigation and Documentation of Torture: A Handbook for Health Professionals; Human Rights Centre, University of Essex, U.K. 2005 , http://www. fco.gov.uk/Files/KFile/MidtHb.pdf 4. E.g. Camille Giffard, The Torture Reporting Handbook: How to document and respond to allegations of torture within the international system for the protection of human rights, http://www. essex.ac.uk/Torturehandbook/handbook(english). pdf 5. E.g. APT, Monitoring Places of Detention: A Practical Guide, http://www.apt.ch/index. php?option=com_docman&task=cat_ view&gid=58&Itemid=259&lang=en 6. Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions, http://www.mnadvocates. org/4jun20046.html The text is made as short and practical 11