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What is the legal foundation of the Federal Agency for the Prevention of Torture (following known as the Agency)? When was it founded?
What is the definition of torture?
What is the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT)?
How does the OPCAT help to prevent torture and other forms of ill-treatment?
What is the organisational nature of the Agency?
What are the duties and responsibilities of the Agency?
What is the definition of places of liberty deprivation under Article 4 OPCAT?
How do the Agency and Commission cooperate?
What facilities fall under the jurisdiction of the Agency?
How is the Agency financed?
How is the independency of the Agency guaranteed?
Who heads the Agency?
How does the cooperation between the German authorities and offices work?
Can the Agency react to individual complaints?
How does the cooperation between existing national and international monitoring bodies and the Agency work?
Are the recommendations of the Agency binding for the public authorities?
Are voluntary work or internships possible?
What happens to the personal data collected by the Agency obligatory to its work?
