E/CN.4/1990/17
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(d) Any person who is arrested should be medically examined immediately
after his arrest. Such examination should take place regularly, and in any
case should be compulsory whenever the detainee is transferred to another
place of detention;
(e) All interrogation sessions should be recorded; the identity of all
persons present should be included in the records. Evidence obtained from the
detainee during non-recorded interrogations should not be admitted in court;
(f) All places of detention should be regularly inspected by independent
inspection teams. Such teams should be allowed to speak with detainees in
private;
(g) In every case of death of a person during his detention or shortly
after his release, an inquiry into the cause of death and the circumstances
surrounding it should be held by a judicial or other impartial authority;
(h) Everyone should be entitled to file a complaint about torture or
severe maltreatment with an indepedent authority; the official in charge of
the investigation of the detainee's case cannot be considered to he an
independent authority;
(i) Whenever a person is found to be responsible for acts of torture or
severe maltreatment he should be brought to trial; if found guilty, be should
be severely punished;
(j) The Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any
Form of Detention or Imprisonment, the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement
Officials and the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners should
be translated into national languages and used as teaching material during
training courses for law enforcement personnel and members of the security
forces entrusted with the task of protecting internal law and order. In
particular, such personnel should be instructed on their duty to disobey
orders received from a superior to practise torture.
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