8.3.3 FORMATS TO COVER WHAT HAPPENED: ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Examples:
Communication is not permitted with family, the Red Cross or human rights NGOs.
Entry: 01 01 01 01 / 01 01 01 03 / 01 01 01 04 or Contact with family is not permitted /
Contact with humanitarian organisation is not permitted / Contact with human rights
organisation is not permitted
3115 Legal Counsel
Definition:
An indication as to whether the arrested person was given legal counsel and the type of counsel
provided.
Guidelines:
This is a repeatable, coded field that allows clarifying notes.
Indicate if counsel was private or public and how soon the victim requested and/or was given
access to counsel. Indicate if counsel was provided before or after signing a statement. If
possible, refer to primary documents.
Details concurring the legal counsel such as duration of legal counsel, phone number, address
etc. can be provided in the Person format.
Entry:
Codes or terms from Micro-thesaurus 31: Legal Counsel.
Examples:
The defence was represented by legal counsel appointed by the state, no consultation was
permitted
Entry: 12 / 51 or No consultation with legal counsel permitted / Counsel appointed by the state
3116 Type of Court
Definition:
The type of courts used in this case.
Guidelines:
This is a repeatable, coded field that allows clarifying notes. Use the codes or terms from
Micro-thesaurus 32: Types of Courts, as noted below:
01
02
03
90
99
Civilian court
Military court
Administrative tribunal
Other
Unknown
Entry:
Code or term from Micro-thesaurus 32: Types of Courts.
121
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