Prisoners' rights
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The rights of civil 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 and the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.[1]
[edit] See also
- Amnesty International
- Deaths in custody
- November Coalition
- Preservation of the Rights of Prisoners (PROP)
- Prison abolition movement
[edit] References
- ^ Howard Davis (2003), "Prisoners' rights", Human rights and civil liberties, Taylor & Francis, p. 157, ISBN 9781843920083
[edit] External links
Organizations working for prisoners' rights:
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