This manual from the United National Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights provides useful information for medical and legal practitioners working with torture victims. The manual provides in-depth overviews of relevant international standards and ethical codes relating to torture. It also provides detailed guidelines on the legal investigation of torture including general considerations for interviews and how to identify physical and psychological evidence of torture. The annexes include: Principles on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, diagnostic tests, anatomical drawings for the documentation of torture and ill-treatment, and guidelines for the medical evaluation of torture and ill-treatment.