Article 10: Humane treatment of persons deprived of liberty 1982, para. 1c
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Ultimate responsibility for the observance of this principle rests with the State as regards all institutions where persons are lawfully held against their will, not only in prisons but also, for example, hospitals, detention camps or correctional institutions.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Human Rights Committee
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
Year
1982
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CCPR General Comment No. 9, Article 10: Humane treatment of persons deprived of liberty (1982), para. 1c.