A/HRC/37/27 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 26 December 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-seventh session 26 February–23 March 2018 Agenda items 2 and 3 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Summary of the discussions held during the seminar entitled “Exchanging national experiences and practices on the implementation of effective safeguards to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment during police custody and pretrial detention” Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary In its resolution 31/31, the Human Rights Council requested that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) convene an intersessional, full-day, open-ended seminar with the objective of exchanging national experiences and practices on the implementation of effective safeguards to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment during police custody and pretrial detention. The seminar was held in Geneva on 6 October 2017. The present report was prepared by OHCHR pursuant to the Council’s request. The main issues discussed during the workshop were the legal and judicial safeguards for the prevention of torture; the implementation of practical measures to prevent torture and ill-treatment; and oversight and complaint mechanisms. GE.17-23254(E) 