Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2015, para. 12
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Welcomes the adoption of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules), and invites States to assess their national legislation and practices in accordance with them;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2015
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (2015), A/RES/70/146, OP 12.