Chapter 8 • International Legal Standards for the Protection of Persons Deprived of Their Liberty
Questions (cont.d)
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As lawyers, have you ever encountered problems in having free and confidential
contacts with your detained clients? If so, what did you do about it?
Are there any special problems in your country with regard to the conditions of
detention for children and women?
If so, what are they and what measures, if any, have been taken in order to remedy the
situation?
What are the formal complaint procedures in your country for alleged ill-treatment of
detainees and prisoners, including women and children?
Relevant Legal Instruments
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Universal Instruments
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, 1984
The 1949 Geneva Conventions and the two Protocols Additional of
1977
Statute of the International Criminal Court, 1998
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
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Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, 1955
Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners, 1990
Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form
of Detention or Imprisonment, 1988
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, 1982
Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, 1979
Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced
Disappearance, 1992
Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal,
Arbitrary and Summary Executions, 1989
Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers
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