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Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures ("The Tokyo Rules"), 14 December 1990 Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title United Nations Standard Minimum Rules .
The Bangkok Rules, or formally, "The United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders", is a set of 70 rules [1] focused on the treatment of female offenders and prisoners adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 22 December 2010. [2]
The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners were adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 17 December 2015 after a five-year revision process. [1] They are known as the Mandela Rules in honor of the former South African President, Nelson Mandela. The Mandela Rules are composed of 122 "rules".
The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners came into force in 1955. [5] The standards set out by the UN are not legally binding but offer guidelines in international and municipal law with respect to any person held in any form of custody. [6]
United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty [14] Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials [15] United Nations Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors [16] Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers [17] United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures [18] 9th ...
It helped to negotiate the 2010 United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-Custodial Measures for Women Offenders. Between 2011 and 2015, it took part in the negotiations for the revision of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners – renamed ‘the Mandela Rules’ – a key set of ...
The rights of civilian and military prisoners are governed by both national and international law. International conventions include the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; the United Nations' Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, [1] and the Convention on the Rights ...
The United Nations Committee Against Torture cited use of solitary confinement in the United States as excessive and a violation of the Convention Against Torture in 2014. [91] The United Nations' "Mandela Rules" , which were adopted in 2015 and establish minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners, prohibit placements in solitary beyond ...