Children deprived of their liberty from the perspective of the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2015, para. 57
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Another form of ill-treatment of children in health and social care detention settings is inappropriate medical care, including the use of psychoactive medications on children for punitive purposes, such as injected tranquilizers, which immobilize children for days, and forced labour in the guise of medical necessity. During one mission, the Special Rapporteur witnessed appalling conditions and ill-treatment of children with mental disabilities in so-called prayer camps, which are alternative residential facilities. He documented cases of shackling to the walls, floors or trees and forced fasting, in some cases on children with neurological problems (see A/HRC/25/60/Add.1, paras. 74-77).
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment