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UNGA (2010) Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (Bangkok Rules)
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- Theme
- Alternative measures to detention
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
- Source
- United Nations: General Assembly
- Document Type
- Legal instrument
- Date added
- Feb 6, 2018
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CPT (1992) Imprisonment
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- Theme
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Prisons
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- May 4, 2018
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CPT (2001) Developments concerning CPT standards in respect of imprisonment
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- Theme
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Prisons
- Source
- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- May 4, 2018
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CPT (1993) Health care services in prisons
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- Theme
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Forced medical examination/ treatment
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Source
- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- May 4, 2018
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CPT (2016) Combating ill-treatment in prison
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- Theme
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Detention: Prisons
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- Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date added
- Jan 25, 2019
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APT (2018) Towards the Effective Protection of LGBTI Persons Deprived of Liberty: A Monitoring Guide
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- Theme
- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Immigration detention
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Detention: Prisons
- Source
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2019
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ODIHR & PRI (2018) Guidance Document on the Nelson Mandela Rules: Implementing the United Nations Revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
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- Theme
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Source
- Civil society organisations
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- Apr 23, 2019
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IACHR (2011) Report on the Human Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas
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- Theme
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Corporal punishment
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Death penalty
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Definition /forms/ methods
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Training / Activities
- Source
- Organisation of American States (OAS): Inter-American Commission of Human Rights
- Document Type
- Report: Thematic Report
- Date added
- May 2, 2019
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PRI (2018) Mental health in prison - A short guide for prison staff
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- Theme
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Detention: Prisons
- Source
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date added
- May 3, 2019
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Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention (1998) Promotional Mission: Uganda and Kenya
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- Theme
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention: Prisons
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- African Union (AU): Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention
- Document Type
- Report: Country Visit Report
- Date added
- May 9, 2019
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Forschungszentrum Menschenrechte Universität Wien & Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Menschenrechte (2014) HUMAN RIGHTS TALK: Menschenrechte hinter Gittern?
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- Type
- Discussion
- Duration
- 2:08:03
- Date added
- May 20, 2019
Learning platform
PRI & TIJ (2019) Global Prison Trends
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- Theme
- Alternative measures to detention
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Death penalty
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention: Prisons
- Source
- Civil society organisations
- Document Type
- Report: Thematic Report
- Date added
- May 22, 2019
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PRI (2016) California’s prison gang problem: the role of prison size
- Media
- Type
- Podcast
- Duration
- 09:35
- Date added
- May 27, 2019
Learning platform
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University (2014) Appreciative inquiry, generative theory, and the ‘failed state’ prison
- Media
- Type
- Lecture/Webinar
- Duration
- 42:09
- Date added
- Jun 6, 2019
Learning platform
Volksanwaltschaft - (2019) Präventive Menschenrechtskontrolle 2018
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- Theme
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Health-care settings
- Detention: Immigration detention
- Detention: Military facilities
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Detention: Prisons
- Detention: Psychiatric institutions
- Detention: Social welfare institutions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Source
- National bodies: National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs)
- Document Type
- Report: General / Annual Report
- Date added
- Jul 17, 2019
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Czech Republic - NPM (2017) Report on systematic visits carried out by the public defender of rights 2016
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- Theme
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Health-care settings
- Detention: Immigration detention
- Detention: Prisons
- Detention: Transfers
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
- Source
- National bodies: National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs)
- Document Type
- Report: Thematic Report
- Date added
- Jul 19, 2019
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UNGA (2010) Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules)
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- Theme
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
- Source
- United Nations: General Assembly
- Document Type
- Legal instrument
- Date added
- Oct 16, 2019
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Council of Europe HELP course (2019): Online course on CPT Standards for Legal Professionals
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- Lecture/Webinar
- Date added
- Nov 21, 2019
Learning platform
FRA European Agency for Fundamental Rights (2020) Coronavirus pandemic in the EU - Fundamental Rights Implications - Bulletin 1
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- Theme
- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Detention: Immigration detention
- Detention: Prisons
- Source
- European Union (EU): European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
- Document Type
- Report: Thematic Report
- Date added
- Apr 9, 2020
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BIM (2020) Open research behind closed doors: Assessing the impact of Covid-19 measures on persons deprived of liberty with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities
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- Project/activity
- Theme
- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Health-care settings
- Detention: Prisons
- Detention: Psychiatric institutions
- Detention Monitoring
- Source
- Academia
- Civil society organisations
- National bodies: National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs)
- Date added
- Jul 10, 2020
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OSCE (2011) Torture, Ill-treatment and Disciplinary Proceedings in Prisons of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Theme
- Accountability: Complaints
- Detention Monitoring
- Detention: Prisons
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Source
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Other OSCE Offices
- Document Type
- Report: Thematic Report
- Date added
- Jul 31, 2020
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ODIHR (1996) Bulletin. Volume 4/3
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- Theme
- Detention: Prisons
- Source
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
- Document Type
- Report: General / Annual Report
- Date added
- Aug 3, 2020
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ODIHR (2001) Ten Years of ODIHR: Working for Human Rights and Democracy (1991-2001)
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- Theme
- Detention: Prisons
- Source
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
- Document Type
- Report: Thematic Report
- Date added
- Aug 3, 2020
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2020) Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement
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- Theme
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Excessive use of force
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Detention: Prisons
- Source
- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Date added
- Aug 7, 2020
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2005) Human Rights and Prisons. A Compilation of InternationalHuman Rights Instrumentsconcerning the Administration of Justice
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- Theme
- Detention: Prisons
- Source
- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
- Document Type
- Guidelines/Standards/ Recommendations/Opinions
- Legal instrument
- Rules of Procedure
- Date added
- Aug 7, 2020
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2005) Human Rights and Prisons. Trainer's Guide on Human Rights Training for Prison Officials
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- Theme
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Detention: Prisons
- Training / Activities
- Source
- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date added
- Aug 7, 2020
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Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2005) A Pocketbook of International Human Rights Standards for Prison Officials
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- Theme
- Alternative measures to detention
- Torture & ill-treatment and punishment: Death penalty
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Medical services
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Solitary confinement
- Detention: Prisons
- Source
- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date added
- Aug 7, 2020
Document
Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (2005) Human Rights and Prisons. Manual on Human Rights Training for Prison Officials
- Preview
- Theme
- Alternative measures to detention
- Accountability: Complaints
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Detention: Prisons
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
- Source
- United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
- Document Type
- Handbook/Manual/Training material
- Date added
- Aug 7, 2020
Document
Kosovo - NPM (2020) Annual Report 2019
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- Theme
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention rules/ discipline
- Detention Monitoring
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Detention: Prisons
- Procedural safeguards: Procedural safeguards - general
- Source
- National bodies: National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs)
- Document Type
- Report: General / Annual Report
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2020
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WGAD (2002) Country Visit Report: Bahrain, E/CN.4/2002/77/Add.2
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- Theme
- Accountability: Criminalisation
- Accountability: Investigation & prosecution
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Police custody / pre-trial detention
- Detention: Prisons
- Remedy & reparation
- Source
- United Nations: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
- Document Type
- Report: Country Visit Report
- Date added
- Aug 26, 2020
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