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Prisoners' rights

Rights of detainees

Summary

Rights of detainees

The rights of civilian and military prisoners are governed by both national and international law. International conventions include the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; the United Nations' Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Rights and advocacy by country

Asia

Prisons in India
Prisoners' rights in the Middle East
- Prisoners' rights in Israel
  - Palestinian prisoners of Israel
- Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
  - Committee for the Defense of Prisoners' Rights (Iran)
  - 2010 Iranian political prisoners' hunger strike for prisoners' rights
Human rights in China
- Penal system in China
- Laogai
- Xinjiang internment camps
- Notable prisons:
  - Qincheng Prison
  - Tilanqiao Prison
Penal system of Japan
Malaysian Prison Department
- Caning in Malaysia
- 2020 Malaysia movement control order
Human rights in North Korea
- Prisons in North Korea
- Kwalliso
  - Hoeryong concentration camp
Prisons in Pakistan
Re-education camp (Vietnam)

Europe

Prison conditions in France
Prisons in Germany
Crime in Italy
- Article 41-bis prison regime
Human rights in Russia
- Prisoners' Union
- Human rights in the Soviet Union
- Gulag
United Kingdom prison population
- Preservation of the Rights of Prisoners
- Hirst v United Kingdom (No 2)
- Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill
- 1981 Irish hunger strike
Children of Prisoners Europe

North America

Incarceration in Canada
- Correctional Service of Canada
- John Howard Society
In the United States:
- Human rights in the United States
- Incarceration in the United States
- Prisoner rights in the United States
  - Decarceration in the United States
  - Prisoner abuse in the United States
  - Felony disenfranchisement in the United States
  - Penal labor in the United States
  - Prison rape in the United States
  - Organ donation in the United States prison population
  - Mentally ill people in United States jails and prisons
  - Political prisoners in the United States
- Notable groups:
  - November Coalition
  - Critical Resistance and Incite!
  - Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee
  - Black and Pink
  - Prisoners Rights Union
- Notable events:
  - 1971 Attica Prison riot
  - 1973 Wapole Prison uprising
  - Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
  - Guantanamo Bay detention camp
  - Orleans Parish Prison abandonment during Hurricane Katrina
  - 2013 California prisoner hunger strike
  - 2016 U.S. prison strike
  - 2018 U.S. prison strike
- Chain gang
- Convict leasing

Oceania

Punishment in Australia
- Indonesian children in Australian prisons
Prisoners' rights in New Zealand
- Voting rights of prisoners in New Zealand
Human rights in Vanuatu

International

Prisoners' rights in international law
Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
List of countries by incarceration rate
List of hunger strikes
List of prisons
Penal Reform International

References

Howard Davis. (2003). "Human rights and civil liberties". Taylor & Francis.

Wikipedia Source

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