Children deprived of their liberty from the perspective of the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2015, para. 54
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The Special Rapporteur observes that children who use, or are suspected of using, drugs are commonly involuntarily confined in so-called rehabilitation centres. Children thus confined are compelled to undergo diverse interventions (A/HRC/22/53, para. 40), including painful withdrawal from drug dependence without adequate medical assistance, administration of unknown or experimental medications, State-sanctioned beatings, caning or whipping, forced labour, sexual abuse and intentional humiliation. Other reported abuses included "flogging therapy", "bread and water therapy", and electroshock resulting in seizures, all in the guise of rehabilitation. In some countries, a wide range of other marginalized groups, including street children and children with psychosocial disabilities, are reportedly detained in these centres.
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment