0442541_CORRPocketBook11Add3.qxp 14.09.2005 13:47 Page 3 All law enforcement officials shall be fully informed and educated about the prohibition of torture and illtreatment.13 Any statement made as a result of torture shall not be invoked as evidence in any proceedings, except as evidence to bring the perpetrators to justice.14 Orders from a superior officer may not be invoked as a justification of torture.15 Law enforcement officials may use force only when it is strictly necessary.16 Any individual who alleges that he or she has been subjected to torture has the right to complain and to have the case promptly and impartially examined by competent authorities.17 All deaths in custody and disappearances of prisoners shall be properly investigated.18 All interrogation rules, instructions, methods and practices pertaining to detained and imprisoned persons shall be kept under systematic review with a view to preventing torture.19 Persons deprived of their liberty shall be held in places which are officially recognized as places of custody.20 A detailed register shall be kept of every person deprived of liberty.21 3

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