The inspection body must be able to carry out visits to any state which has ratified the Protocol without having to seek further permission for each individual visit. Scope of missions. The inspection body should be guaranteed unlimited access to all places of detention and to all detainees and have the right to interview detainees in private. Publication of reports in special cases. In the event that a state refuses to cooperate or partially releases the inspectors' report, the inspectors should be able to make a public statement or publish its report.
Torture is unacceptable under any circumstance.
The Protocol creates a mechanism designed to prevent torture. Therefore reservations or exceptions to the Protocol should not be permitted. National legislation should not be permitted to limit or restrict the inspection of places of detention. Write now, asking the Canadian government to support the drive to create an effective global system of inspection of place of detention as part of the battle to eradicate torture. Urge that such a system not be undermined by a requirement that states give consent before an inspection can be carried out.