Gender perspectives on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
or punishment 2016, para. 70d
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[With regard to women, girls, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in detention, the Special Rapporteur calls on all States to:] Review laws, criminal procedures and judicial practices to ensure that they take full account of women's backgrounds, including histories of prior abuse, mental health problems and substance abuse, and parental and other caretaker responsibilities in the allocation of sentences and sentence planning;
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment