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NOTE
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TO USERS OF THE POCKETBOOK
This Pocketbook 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 indepth 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.
The 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.
This 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
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