Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
Encyclopedia
The Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners were adopted on 30 August 1955 by the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

 Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held at Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...

, and approved by the Economic and Social Council
United Nations Economic and Social Council
The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations constitutes one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and it is responsible for the coordination of the economic, social and related work of 14 UN specialized agencies, its functional commissions and five regional commissions...

 in resolutions of 31 July 1957 and 13 May 1977.

Although not legally binding, the Standards provide guidelines for international and domestic law as regards persons held in prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...

s and other forms of custody. They set out what is generally accepted as being good principle and practice in the treatment of prisoners and the management of penal institutions.

See also

  • United Nations Standard Minimum Rules
    United Nations Standard Minimum Rules
    The United Nations has adopted sets of Standard Minimum Rules addressing the following topics:*Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, 30 August 1955...



Was signed and approved on the 31st July 1957 by the United Nations.

First person to sign it was Krith Kumar =]

External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK