United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. 1
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Where relevant bilateral or multilateral agreements are in place, the transfer of non resident foreign national women prisoners to their home country, especially if they have children in their home country, shall be considered as early as possible during their imprisonment, following the application or informed consent of the woman concerned.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Children
Persons on the move
Women
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Rule
Reference
UNGA resolution, United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) (2010), A/RES/65/229, Rule 53, 1.