MONITORING PLACES OF DETENTION : A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR NGOS 8 detention at the national level. The guide will be published in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and possibly Russian. We hope that the guide will be of help to those involved in monitoring places of detention, in the preparation, conduct or follow-up to visits, and that it will ultimately contribute to improving conditions of detention and preventing torture and ill-treatment in the world. Geneva, February 2004 ESTHER SCHAUFELBERGER APT Programme Officer Visit Programme BARBARA BERNATH APT Programme Officer Europe Programme