The UK National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has asked for advice from the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) concerning the exercise of its mandate in places where persons are held in compulsory quarantine for reasons of public health protection.You can read the full advice here: 02.2020 Advice from the SPT to the UK NPM Coronavirus
Advice from the SPT to the UK NPM regarding compulsory quarantine for Coronavirus
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