Minorities in the criminal justice system 2015, para. 54

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Minorities face discrimination in pretrial detention and in post-conviction imprisonment, whether because their treatment or conditions are poorer than those for other groups, or because authorities fail generally to respect standards that are especially important to the minority relating to: religious and cultural practices, customs as regards food, relations with families, and assistance of an interpreter, for example.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on minority issues
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Families
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
54