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{{Short description|Rights of detainees}}
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{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}
{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}
{{Short description|Rights of detainees}}
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[[File:Alcatraz visitation rules.JPG|thumb|right|Visitation rules at [[Alcatraz]]]]
{{Criminology and penology |penology}}
{{Criminology and penology |penology}}
{{Rights}}
{{Rights}}
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]].


== Rights and advocacy by country ==
== Rights and advocacy by country ==


==== Asia ====
=== Asia ===
* [[Prisons in India]]
* [[Prisons in India]]
* [[Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran]]
* [[Prisoners' rights in the Middle East]]
** [[Committee for the Defense of Prisoners' Rights|Committee for the Defense of Prisoners' Rights (Iran)]]
** [[Human rights in Israel#Rights of prisoners|Prisoners' rights in Israel]]
** [[2010 Iranian political prisoners' hunger strike for prisoners' rights]]
*** [[Palestinian prisoners of Israel]]
** [[Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran]]
*** [[Committee for the Defense of Prisoners' Rights|Committee for the Defense of Prisoners' Rights (Iran)]]
*** [[2010 Iranian political prisoners' hunger strike for prisoners' rights]]
* [[Human rights in China]]
* [[Human rights in China]]
** [[Penal system in China]]
** [[Penal system in China]]
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* [[Re-education camp (Vietnam)]]
* [[Re-education camp (Vietnam)]]


==== Europe ====
=== Europe ===
* [[Prison conditions in France]]
* [[Prison conditions in France]]
* [[Prisons in Germany]]
* [[Prisons in Germany]]
* [[Human rights in Israel#Rights of prisoners|Human right of prisoners in Israel]]
* [[Crime in Italy#Italian prisons|Crime in Italy]]
** [[Palestinian prisoners of Israel]]
* [[Crime in Italy#Italian%20Prisons|Crime in Italy]]
** [[Article 41-bis prison regime]]
** [[Article 41-bis prison regime]]
* [[Human rights in Russia#Judicial%20system|Human rights in Russia]]
* [[Human rights in Russia#Judicial system|Human rights in Russia]]
** [[Prisoners' Union]]
** [[Prisoners' Union]]
** [[Human rights in the Soviet Union]]
** [[Human rights in the Soviet Union]]
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* [[Children of Prisoners Europe]]
* [[Children of Prisoners Europe]]


==== North America ====
=== North America ===
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| alt2 = 2019 rally to close Guantanamo
| caption2 = 2019 rally to close Guantanamo
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[[File:Alcatraz visitation rules.JPG|thumb|right|Visitation rules at [[Alcatraz]]]]
*[[Incarceration in Canada]]
*[[Incarceration in Canada]]
**[[Correctional Service of Canada]]
**[[Correctional Service of Canada]]
**[[John Howard Society]]
**[[John Howard Society]]
*In the '''[[United States]]:'''
*In the [[United States]]:
**[[Human rights in the United States]]
**[[Human rights in the United States]]
**[[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]]
*** [[Organ donation in the United States prison population]]
*** [[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 groups:
***[[November Coalition]]
***[[November Coalition]]
***[[Critical Resistance]] and [[Incite!]]
***[[Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee]]
***[[Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee]]
***[[Black and Pink]]
**Notable events:
**Notable events:
***[[Attica Prison riot]]
***[[Attica Prison riot|1971 Attica Prison riot]]
***[[Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Cedar Junction|1973 Wapole Prison uprising]]
***[[Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse]]
***[[Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse]]
***[[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]]
***[[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]]
***[[Orleans Parish Prison#Abandonment%20during%20Hurricane%20Katrina|Orleans Parish Prison abandonment during Hurricane Katrina]]
***[[Orleans Parish Prison#Abandonment during Hurricane Katrina|Orleans Parish Prison abandonment during Hurricane Katrina]]
***[[2013 California prisoner hunger strike]]
***[[2013 California prisoner hunger strike]]
***[[2016 U.S. prison strike]]
***[[2016 U.S. prison strike]]
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**[[Convict leasing]]
**[[Convict leasing]]


==== Oceania ====
=== Oceania ===


* [[Punishment in Australia]]
* [[Punishment in Australia]]
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* [[Prisoners' rights in New Zealand]]
* [[Prisoners' rights in New Zealand]]
** [[Voting rights of prisoners in New Zealand]]
** [[Voting rights of prisoners in New Zealand]]
* [[Human rights in Vanuatu#Prison%20conditions|Human rights in Vanuatu]]
* [[Human rights in Vanuatu#Prison conditions|Human rights in Vanuatu]]


==== International ====
=== International ===
[[File:One of the posters from Sunday's Print Party at Solespace in Oakland (cropped).jpg|thumb|right]]
* [[Prisoners' rights in international law]]
* [[Prisoners' rights in international law]]
* [[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]]
*[[Penal Reform International]]
*[[Penal Reform International]]

== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Prisoner abuse]]
*[[Prisoner abuse]]
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
Organizations working for prisoners' rights:
Organizations working for prisoners' rights:
* [https://www.aclu.org/prison/ American Civil Liberties Union on prisoners' rights]
* [https://www.aclu.org/issues/prisoners-rights American Civil Liberties Union on prisoners' rights]
* [https://www.hrw.org/prisons/ Human Rights Watch]
* [https://www.hrw.org/united-states/criminal-justice Human Rights Watch]
* [https://www.amnesty.org/ Amnesty International]
* [https://www.amnesty.org/ Amnesty International]
* [https://www.prisonactivist.org/ Prison Activist Resource Center]
* [https://www.prisonactivist.org/ Prison Activist Resource Center]
* [http://zirakbash.ir/page/Lawyer-for-prisoner Lawyer for prisoner And its conditions]


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{{Human rights|expanded}}
{{Human rights|expanded}}
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[[Category:Penal imprisonment]]
[[Category:Penal imprisonment]]

Latest revision as of 09:31, 24 March 2024

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

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Asia

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Europe

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North America

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Photos from rallies to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp
2017 rally to close Guantanamo
2017 rally to close Guantanamo
2019 rally to close Guantanamo
2019 rally to close Guantanamo
Visitation rules at Alcatraz

Oceania

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International

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Howard Davis (2003), "Prisoners' rights", Human rights and civil liberties, Taylor & Francis, p. 157, ISBN 978-1-84392-008-3
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Organizations working for prisoners' rights: