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This Compilation is one component of the four-part publication Human
Rights and Prisons—a human rights training package for prison officials.
The four components are designed to complement each other and, taken
together, provide all necessary elements for the conduct of human rights
training programmes for prison officials, under the training approach developed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights.
The Manual (component one of the package) provides in-depth information on sources, systems and standards for human rights relating to the
work of prison officials, practical recommendations, topics for discussion,
case studies and checklists.
This Compilation (component two of the package) includes excerpts
from and full texts of selected international human rights instruments
concerning the administration of justice.
The Trainer’s Guide (component three of the package) provides instructions and tips for trainers to be used together with the Manual in conducting training courses for prison officials.
The Pocketbook of international human rights standards (component
four of the package) is designed to be a readily accessible and portable
reference for prison officials, containing a comprehensive collection of
point-form standards organized according to prison officials’ duties and
functions, and topics, and referenced with detailed footnotes.
Copies of the Manual, the Trainer’s Guide, the Pocketbook and this
Compilation may be obtained from:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais des Nations
8-14 avenue de la Paix
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
web site: www.ohchr.org
e-mail: publications@ohchr.org
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