There are a number of different situations where representatives of NCHR will be required to conduct an interview, including: as part of a formal or official inquiry when a complaint is filed before the NCHR during a visit to a place of detention in the course of a torture investigation in a meeting with an official. b. Content of interview: All clinical evaluations of alleged or suspected cases of torture or ill-treatment in medicolegal settings must be conducted in accordance with the Istanbul Principles summarized as follows: a) Clinical evaluators should behave in conformity with the highest ethical standards and obtain informed consent before any examination is conducted; b) Clinical evaluations must: I. Be conducted promptly and in private; II. Conform to established standards of clinical practice; III. Be under the control of experts, not security personnel; c) Written reports must be accurate and include the following: I. Identification of the alleged victim; time and location of the interview, documentation of any physical restraint of the interviewee and/or presence of police or third parties during the evaluation; II. A detailed record of the subject’s allegations, including torture or illtreatment methods and all complaints of physical and psychological symptoms; III. A record of all physical and psychological findings on clinical examination, including appropriate diagnostic tests, body diagrams to record the location and nature of all injuries (see annex III) and, where possible, color photographs of all injuries; IV. An interpretation as to the probable relationship of the physical and psychological findings to possible torture or ill-treatment; V. A recommendation for any necessary medical and psychological treatment and/or further examination; VI. Identification and signature of the evaluating clinician(s). 10