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ISTANBUL PROTOCOL

This present publication seeks to update and strengthen the Istanbul Protocol, through
a project involving more than 180 participants from 51 countries. The project was led
by representatives of four civil society organizations (Physicians for Human Rights,
the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, the Human Rights
Foundation of Turkey and the Redress Trust) and four core United Nations anti-
torture bodies (the Committee against Torture, the Subcommittee on Prevention of
Torture, the Special Rapporteur on torture and the United Nations Voluntary Fund
for Victims of Torture). The Istanbul Protocol Editorial Committee of this project
consists of representatives of all four civil society organizations and all four core
United Nations anti-torture bodies. The project received support from Dignity –
Danish Institute against Torture and the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims
of Torture, but it was otherwise supported through the dedicated commitment and
time of the individual experts and organizations involved.

This large-scale international effort was undertaken to update the Istanbul Protocol in
order to reflect advances in our understanding of the practices and effects of torture
and ill-treatment as well as the practical experiences and lessons learned in using
the Istanbul Protocol during the past 20 years. It included regional coordination
meetings in Bishkek, Mexico City and Copenhagen and a survey of more than 200
individuals who have substantial experience using the Istanbul Protocol in anti-torture
activities. In addition to updating the six original chapters of the Istanbul Protocol,
this edition includes two new chapters: chapter VII provides guidance on the role of
health professionals in various contexts in which documentation may be necessary and
chapter VIII provides guidance on the steps needed for effective implementation of the
Istanbul Protocol by States.

The 2022 edition of the Istanbul Protocol will be made available in all six official
United Nations languages on the website of the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights (www.ohchr.org).

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