Review of the standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners 2013, para. 25
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- The first meeting of the Expert Group established in response to that request was held in 2012 and attended by 143 representatives from 52 States (see UNODC/CCPCJ/EG.6/2012/1, para. 9). At that meeting, there was general agreement that although the Rules had stood the test of time and were universally acknowledged as the minimum standards for the detention of prisoners, some areas of the Rules needed to be reviewed (paras. 4 and 5). The consensus among the Expert Group was that any changes to the Rules should not lower any of the existing standards (para. 4). Moreover, the Expert Group identified nine preliminary areas for possible review (para. 5). The Economic and Social Council, in its resolution 2012/13, and the General Assembly, in its resolution 67/188, subsequently took cognizance of the recommendations of the Expert Group and took note of the areas identified for review. At its second meeting, held in Buenos Aires in December 2012, the Expert Group made substantive progress and identified issues for further discussion within the targeted areas (UNODC/CCPCJ/EG.6/2012/4). By its resolution 2013/35, the Council again took into consideration the nine areas identified for revision and decided to extend the mandate of the Expert Group, authorizing it to continue its work with a view to reporting to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its twenty-third session. In that same resolution, the Council invited Member States to continue to be engaged in the revision process by submitting proposals and to participate actively in the next meeting of the Expert Group, to be held in Brazil towards the end of 2013.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 25
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