Article 16
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This article imposes upon States the obligation to prohibit acts of cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment. The report should contain information on:
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The extent to which acts of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
have been outlawed by the State party; information on whether these acts are defined
or otherwise dealt with in domestic law;
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Measures which may have been taken by the State party to prevent such acts;
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Living conditions in police detention centres and prisons, including those for women
and minors, including whether they are kept separate from the rest of the male/adult
population. Issues related to overcrowding, inter-prisoner violence, disciplinary
measures against inmates, medical and sanitary conditions, most common illnesses
and their treatment in prison, access to food and conditions of detention of minors
should, in particular, be addressed.
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