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Descriptor English:   Rights of Prisoners 
Descriptor Spanish:   derechos de los prisioneros 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Direitos dos Prisioneiros 
Synonyms English:   Prisioner Protection
Prisoners' Protection
Prisoners' Rights
Protection for Prisoners
Protection of Prisioners
Rights of Detainees
Rights of Political Prisoners
Rights of Prisoners and Detainees
Rights of Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners  
Tree Number:   SP9.020.080.010.020
Definition English:   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 (From: Howard Davis, "Prisoners' rights", Human rights and civil liberties, 2003, p. 157), and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (From: Handbook on prisoners with special needs, 2009, pp. 47-48 (published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)). 
History Note English:   2018 
Record Number:   57366 

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