United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) 2015, para. 3
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Except in special circumstances, prison staff performing duties which bring them into direct contact with prisoners should not be armed. Furthermore, prison staff should in no circumstances be provided with arms unless they have been trained in their use.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Rule
Reference
UNGA resolution, United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) (2015), A/RES/70/175, Rule 82, 3.