Prisoners' rights

Summary

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

Europe edit

North America edit

Photos from rallies to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp
 
2017 rally to close Guantanamo
 
2019 rally to close Guantanamo
 
Visitation rules at Alcatraz

Oceania edit

International edit

 

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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:

  • American Civil Liberties Union on prisoners' rights
  • Human Rights Watch
  • Amnesty International
  • Prison Activist Resource Center