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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 United Nations has adopted sets of Standard Minimum Rules addressing the following topics: Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners , 30 August 1955 Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice ("The Beijing Rules"), 29 November 1985
The United States delegation supported the paper. Much drafting of the policy took place at a conference in Beijing, China. It was originally proposed as a Bill of Rights for Young Offenders, but was eventually renamed the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules on the Administration of Juvenile Justice.
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]
Development of minimum standards of juvenile justice; Measures to put an end to torture and extra-legal executions; De-institutionalization of corrections and community measures; Specific needs of women prisoners; 7th Congress [5] 1985 Milan, Italy Adopted: United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice [8]
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 European Prison Rules are based on the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. They are not legally binding for member states of the Council of Europe, but provide recognised standards on good principles and practices in the treatment of detainees and the management of detention facilities.
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]