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{{Rights}} |
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The [[rights]] of [[civilian]] and [[military]] [[prisoner]]s are governed by both national and international law. International conventions include the [[International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]]; the [[United Nations]]' [[Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners|Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners]], the [[Committee for the Prevention of Torture|European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment]],<ref>{{citation |title=Human rights and civil liberties |author=Howard Davis |page=157 |chapter=Prisoners' rights |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=2003 |isbn=978-1-84392-008-3}}</ref> and the [[Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities]]. |
'''The [[rights]] of [[civilian]] and [[military]] [[prisoner]]s''' are governed by both national and international law. International conventions include the [[International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]]; the [[United Nations]]' [[Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners|Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners]], the [[Committee for the Prevention of Torture|European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment]],<ref>{{citation |title=Human rights and civil liberties |author=Howard Davis |page=157 |chapter=Prisoners' rights |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=2003 |isbn=978-1-84392-008-3}}</ref> and the [[Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities]]. |
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== Rights and advocacy by country == |
== Rights and advocacy by country == |
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=== Asia === |
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* [[Prisons in India]] |
* [[Prisons in India]] |
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* [[Prisoners' rights in the Middle East]] |
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** [[Human rights in Israel#Rights of prisoners|Prisoners' rights in Israel]] |
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*** [[Palestinian prisoners of Israel]] |
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** [[Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran]] |
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*** [[Committee for the Defense of Prisoners' Rights|Committee for the Defense of Prisoners' Rights (Iran)]] |
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*** [[2010 Iranian political prisoners' hunger strike for prisoners' rights]] |
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* [[Human rights in China]] |
* [[Human rights in China]] |
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** [[Penal system in China]] |
** [[Penal system in China]] |
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* [[Re-education camp (Vietnam)]] |
* [[Re-education camp (Vietnam)]] |
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=== Europe === |
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* [[Prison conditions in France]] |
* [[Prison conditions in France]] |
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* [[Prisons in Germany]] |
* [[Prisons in Germany]] |
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* [[Crime in Italy#Italian prisons|Crime in Italy]] |
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** [[Palestinian prisoners of Israel]] |
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* [[Crime in Italy#Italian%20Prisons|Crime in Italy]] |
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** [[Article 41-bis prison regime]] |
** [[Article 41-bis prison regime]] |
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* [[Human rights in Russia#Judicial |
* [[Human rights in Russia#Judicial system|Human rights in Russia]] |
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** [[Prisoners' Union]] |
** [[Prisoners' Union]] |
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** [[Human rights in the Soviet Union]] |
** [[Human rights in the Soviet Union]] |
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* [[Children of Prisoners Europe]] |
* [[Children of Prisoners Europe]] |
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=== North America === |
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| header = Photos from rallies to close the [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]] |
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| alt1 = 2017 rally to close Guantanamo |
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| caption1 = 2017 rally to close Guantanamo |
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| alt2 = 2019 rally to close Guantanamo |
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| caption2 = 2019 rally to close Guantanamo |
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*[[Incarceration in Canada]] |
*[[Incarceration in Canada]] |
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**[[Correctional Service of Canada]] |
**[[Correctional Service of Canada]] |
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**[[John Howard Society]] |
**[[John Howard Society]] |
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*In the |
*In the [[United States]]: |
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**[[Human rights in the United States]] |
**[[Human rights in the United States]] |
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**[[Incarceration in the United States]] |
**[[Incarceration in the United States]] |
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*** [[Prison rape in the United States]] |
*** [[Prison rape in the United States]] |
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*** [[Organ donation in the United States prison population]] |
*** [[Organ donation in the United States prison population]] |
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*** [[Mentally ill people in United States jails and prisons]] |
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*** [[Political prisoners in the United States]] |
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** Notable groups: |
** Notable groups: |
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***[[November Coalition]] |
***[[November Coalition]] |
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***[[Critical Resistance]] and [[Incite!]] |
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***[[Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee]] |
***[[Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee]] |
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***[[Black and Pink]] |
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**Notable events: |
**Notable events: |
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***[[Attica Prison riot]] |
***[[Attica Prison riot|1971 Attica Prison riot]] |
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***[[Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Cedar Junction|1973 Wapole Prison uprising]] |
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***[[Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse]] |
***[[Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse]] |
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***[[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]] |
***[[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]] |
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***[[Orleans Parish Prison#Abandonment |
***[[Orleans Parish Prison#Abandonment during Hurricane Katrina|Orleans Parish Prison abandonment during Hurricane Katrina]] |
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***[[2013 California prisoner hunger strike]] |
***[[2013 California prisoner hunger strike]] |
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***[[2016 U.S. prison strike]] |
***[[2016 U.S. prison strike]] |
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**[[Convict leasing]] |
**[[Convict leasing]] |
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=== Oceania === |
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* [[Punishment in Australia]] |
* [[Punishment in Australia]] |
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* [[Prisoners' rights in New Zealand]] |
* [[Prisoners' rights in New Zealand]] |
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** [[Voting rights of prisoners in New Zealand]] |
** [[Voting rights of prisoners in New Zealand]] |
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* [[Human rights in Vanuatu#Prison |
* [[Human rights in Vanuatu#Prison conditions|Human rights in Vanuatu]] |
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=== International === |
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* [[Prisoners' rights in international law]] |
* [[Prisoners' rights in international law]] |
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* [[Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners]] |
* [[Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners]] |
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* [[List of prisons]] |
* [[List of prisons]] |
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*[[Penal Reform International]] |
*[[Penal Reform International]] |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[[Prisoner abuse]] |
*[[Prisoner abuse]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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Organizations working for prisoners' rights: |
Organizations working for prisoners' rights: |
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* [https://www.aclu.org/ |
* [https://www.aclu.org/issues/prisoners-rights American Civil Liberties Union on prisoners' rights] |
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* [https://www.hrw.org/ |
* [https://www.hrw.org/united-states/criminal-justice Human Rights Watch] |
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* [https://www.amnesty.org/ Amnesty International] |
* [https://www.amnesty.org/ Amnesty International] |
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* [https://www.prisonactivist.org/ Prison Activist Resource Center] |
* [https://www.prisonactivist.org/ Prison Activist Resource Center] |
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* [http://zirakbash.ir/page/Lawyer-for-prisoner Lawyer for prisoner And its conditions] |
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{{Human rights|expanded}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:Penal imprisonment]] |
[[Category:Penal imprisonment]] |
Latest revision as of 09:31, 24 March 2024
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Theoretical distinctions |
Human rights |
Rights by beneficiary |
Other groups of rights |
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,[1] and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Rights and advocacy by country
[edit]Asia
[edit]- Prisons in India
- Prisoners' rights in the Middle East
- Human rights in China
- Penal system of Japan
- Malaysian Prison Department
- Human rights in North Korea
- Prisons in Pakistan
- Re-education camp (Vietnam)
Europe
[edit]- Prison conditions in France
- Prisons in Germany
- Crime in Italy
- Human rights in Russia
- United Kingdom prison population
- Children of Prisoners Europe
North America
[edit]Photos from rallies to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp
- Incarceration in Canada
- 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:
- Notable events:
- Chain gang
- Convict leasing
Oceania
[edit]International
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/One_of_the_posters_from_Sunday%27s_Print_Party_at_Solespace_in_Oakland_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-One_of_the_posters_from_Sunday%27s_Print_Party_at_Solespace_in_Oakland_%28cropped%29.jpg)
- 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
See also
[edit]- Prisoner abuse
- Prison abolition movement
- Human rights issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Death in custody
- Solitary confinement
- LGBT people in prison
- Prison–industrial complex
- Prison overcrowding
- Sentencing disparity
- Disfranchisement
- Private prison
- Prison strike
References
[edit]- ^ Howard Davis (2003), "Prisoners' rights", Human rights and civil liberties, Taylor & Francis, p. 157, ISBN 978-1-84392-008-3
External links
[edit]Organizations working for prisoners' rights: