Human rights in the administration of justice 2016, para. 17
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Paragraph text
Encourages States to review penal policies that can contribute to overincarceration and overcrowding, in particular regarding so-called "zero-tolerance policies", such as the application of mandatory pretrial detention and mandatory minimum sentences especially for minor and/or non-violent crimes;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2016
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Human rights in the administration of justice (2016), A/RES/71/188, OP 17.