Establish, in case it is necessary and proportionate that a person should be
detained, statutory time limits for detention and access to an effective judicial
remedy to review the necessity of the detention
Ensure that stateless persons whose asylum claims have been refused and
refugees with adverse security or character assessments are not held in detention
indefinitely, including by resorting to non-custodial measures and alternatives to
closed immigration detention
Identify as early as possible all victims of torture among asylum seekers and other
persons in need of international protection and provide them with priority access
to the refugee determination procedure and to treatment for urgent conditions
Provide a thorough medical and psychological examination and report,
considering the procedures set out in the Manual on Effective Investigation and
Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment (Istanbul Protocol), by adequately trained independent health experts,
with the support of professional interpreters, when signs of torture or trauma have
been detected during personal interviews and, on that basis, provide access to
immediate rehabilitation services
Provide regular training on the procedures established in the Istanbul Protocol to
asylum officers and health experts participating in the asylum determination
procedure, including training on detecting psychological traces of torture and on
gender-sensitive approaches.
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