Prisoners' rights
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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 of Persons with Disabilities.
Rights and advocacy by country
[edit]Asia
[edit]- Prisons in India
- Prisoners' rights in the Middle East
- Human rights in China
- Penal system in China
- Laogai
- Xinjiang internment camps
- Notable prisons:
- Penal system of Japan
- Malaysian Prison Department
- Human rights in North Korea
- Prisons in Pakistan
- Re-education camp (Vietnam)
Europe
[edit]- Prison conditions in France
- Prisons in Germany
- Crime in Italy
- Human rights in Russia
- United Kingdom prison population
- Children of Prisoners Europe
North America
[edit]Photos from rallies to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp
2017 rally to close Guantanamo
2019 rally to close Guantanamo
- Incarceration in Canada
- In the United States:
- Human rights in the United States
- Incarceration in the United States
- Prisoner rights in the United States
- Decarceration in the United States
- Prisoner abuse in the United States
- Felony disenfranchisement in the United States
- Penal labor in the United States
- Prison rape in the United States
- Organ donation in the United States prison population
- Mentally ill people in United States jails and prisons
- Political prisoners in the United States
- Notable groups:
- Notable events:
- Chain gang
- Convict leasing
Oceania
[edit]International
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- Prisoners' rights in international law
- Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
- List of countries by incarceration rate
- List of hunger strikes
- List of prisons
- Penal Reform International
See also
[edit]- Prisoner abuse
- Prison abolition movement
- Human rights issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Death in custody
- Solitary confinement
- LGBT people in prison
- Prison–industrial complex
- Prison overcrowding
- Sentencing disparity
- Disfranchisement
- Private prison
- Prison strike
References
[edit]- ^ Howard Davis (2003), "Prisoners' rights", Human rights and civil liberties, Taylor & Francis, p. 157, ISBN 978-1-84392-008-3
External links
[edit]Organizations working for prisoners' rights:
