ACHR 5 , 6.2, 6.3; ADRDM 25; ICCPR 10.1
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child: 16.
Basic principles for the treatment of Prisoners. Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 45/111, December 14, 1990.
Body of Principles for the protection of all persons under any form of detention or imprisonment. Adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 43/173 of December 9, 198.
Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 39/46 of December 10, 1984.
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
General Comment No. 15. The position of aliens under the Covenant, article 2 ICCPR, Human Rights Committee, April 11, 1986.
General Comment No. 21. Humane treatment of deprived of their liberty article 10 ICCPR, Human Rights Committee, April 10, 1992.
General Comment No. 9. Humane treatment of persons deprived of liberty article 10, Human Rights Committee, July 30, 1982.
General recommendation No. 30. Discrimination against non-citizens. Committee on the elimination of Racial discrimination.
International Convention on the protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Principles and Best Practices on the protection of Persons Deprived of Liberty in the America. Commission 131st regular period 3 to 14 March 2008, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, OAS.
Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. Adopted by the First Congress of the United Nations on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held at Geneva in 1995 and approved by the Economic and Social Council in its resolutions 663 C (XXIV) of July 31, 1957 and 2076 (LXII) of May 13, 1977.
United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty. General Assembly Resolution 45/113, December 14, 1990
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Additional Protocol to the Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons 18/12/1997, 01/06/2000
Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons 21/3/1983, 07/01/1985
INTER-AMERICAN COURT
Personal integrity
Case of Neira Alegria et al v. Peru. Merits, January 19, 1995. Series C No. 20. Par.60-64
Case of Godínez Cruz v. Honduras. Merits, January 20, 1989. Series C No. 5. Par. 164
Case of Castillo Petruzzi et al v. Peru. Merits, R and C. May 30, 1999. Series C No. 52. Par. 195
Case of Cantoral Benavides v. Per. Merits. August 18, 2000. Series C No. 69. Par. 87-88
Case of Hilaire, Constantine and Benjamin et al v. Trinidad and Tobago. Merits. June 21, 2002.Series C No. 94. Par.165
Case of the “Juvenile Reeducation Institute” v. Paraguay. PO, Merits, R and C. September 2, 2004. Series C No. 112. Par. 151-155,
Case of Tibi v. Ecuador. PO, Merits, R and C. September 7, 2004. Series C No. 114. Par. 150
Case of de la Cruz Flores v. Peru. Merits, R and C. November 18, 2004. C. Series No.115. Par. 124-125
Case of Lori Berenson Mejía v. Peru. Merits R and C November 25, 2004. Series C No. 119. Par.101-102, 106
Case of Caesar v. Trinida and Tobago. Merits R and C March 11, 2005. Series C No. 123, par. 96-100
Case of Fermín Ramirez v. Guatemala. Merits, R and C June 20, 2005. Series C No. 126. Par. 118
Case of Raxcacó Reyes v. Guatemala. Merits R and C. September 15, 2005 No. 133. Par. 94-97
Case of López Alvarez v. Honduras. Merits, R and C. February 1, 2006. C Series No 141. Par. 104 –
Case Baldeón Garcia v. Peru. Merits R and C April 6, 2006. Series C No. 147. Par.118-120
Case of Montero Aranguren et al (Detention Center of Catia) v. Venezuela. PO, Merits, R and C July 5, 2006.Series C No. 150. Par. 86-88
Case of the Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru. Merits R and C November 25, 2006. Series C No. 160. Par.273-274, 279, 284, 288, 292, 293, 297-300
Case of the Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru. Merits R and C November 25, 2006. Series C No. 160. Par.315
Case of Boyce et al v. Barbados. PO, Merits, R and C November 20, 2007. Series C No. 169. Par. 87-88,
Overcrowding
Case of Montero Aranguren et al (Detention Center of Catia) v. Venezuela. PO, Merits, R and C July 5, 2006. Series C No. 150. Par. 90-94
Case of the Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru. Merits R and C November 25, 2006. Series C No. 160. Par.319
Case of Boyce et al v. Barbados. PO, Merits, R and C November 20, 2007. Series C No. 169. Par. 93-94
Receive Medical care and appropriate treatment
Case of Tibi v. Ecuador. PO Merits, R and C. September 7, 2004. Series C No. 114. Par. 156
Case of de la Cruz Flores v. Peru. Merits, R and C. November 18, 2004. C. Series No.115. Par. 132-134
Case of Montero Aranguren et al (Detention Center of Catia) v. Venezuela. PO, Merits, R and C July 5, 2006.Series C No. 150. Par. 102-103
Case of the Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru. Merits R and C November 25, 2006. Series C No. 160. Par.295, 302, 305
Sanitation and Hygiene
Case of Montero Aranguren et al (Detention Center of Catia) v. Venezuela. PO, Merits, R and C July 5, 2006.Series C No. 150. Par. 97-99
Case of the Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru. Merits R and C November 25, 2006. Series C No. 160. Par.306
Case of the Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru. Merits R and C November 25, 2006. Series C No. 160. Par.331 (health conditions for women)
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Kudla v. Poland, No. 30210/96, par. 93-94, ECHR 2000-XI.
Overcrowding
ECHR, Case of Kalashnikov v. Russia . Judgment of July 15, 2002. Application No. 47095/99, par. 97
ECHR, Case of Ostrovar v. Moldova. Judgment of September 13, 2005. Application No. 35207/03, par. 82
ECHR, Case of Peers v. Greece . Judgment of April 19, 2001. Application No. 28524/95, par. 70-72
ECHR, Case of Karalevičius v Lithuania . Judgment of April 7, 2005. Application No. 53254/99, par. 36
Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty, HR Commission
RELATED TOPICS:
Prohibition on Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Due Process
Right to Water
Right to Food
Right to personal physical, mental and moral Integrity
Right to Health
Right to Life
Purpose of sentences involving deprivation of Liberty
Habeas corpus
Ne bis in idem
Obligations on deprivation of Liberty
Presumption of Innocence
Principle of Proportionality of penalty
Prohibition of Imprisonment for civil debts
Enforced disappearance of persons
Prohibition of Detention, imprisonment or arbitrary deprivation of freedom
Prohibition of Transcendental punishment
Prohibition against Arbitrary Deprivation of life
Prohibition of medical or scientific or medical experiments without consent