Prisoners and Detained Persons

Some initial resources available for ESC rights defenders seeking to fully protect and promote the rights of prisoners and detained persons are:

• Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment
• Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners
• Principles of Medical Ethics Relevant to the Role of Health Personnel, Particularly Physicians, in the Protection of Prisoners and Detainees Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
• United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty
• Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
• Convention on the International Right to Correction