What are thematic reports?

Thematic reports are documents in which NPMs focus on a single issue linked to the risk of torture and ill-treatment. A thematic report might, for example, contain an in-depth analysis, of a particular practice, such as the use of restraints across a range of detention settings; a particular moment or period of detention, such as the first hours after arrest; a particular group in situations of vulnerability, such as the treatment of children in different places of detention; or a particular type of institution, such as closed psychiatric facilities.