Human rights in the administration of justice, in particular juvenile justice 2013, para. 11
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Encourages States to address overcrowding in detention facilities by taking effective measures, including through enhancing the use of alternatives to pretrial detention and custodial sentences, access to legal aid, and the efficiency as well as the capacity of the criminal justice system and its facilities;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2013
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Human rights in the administration of justice, in particular juvenile justice (2013), A/HRC/RES/24/12, OP 11.