Children deprived of their liberty from the perspective of the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2015, para. 44
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In many States, solitary confinement is still imposed on children as a disciplinary or "protective" measure. National legislation often contains provisions to permit children to be placed in solitary confinement. The permitted time frame and practices vary between days, weeks and even months. In accordance with views of the Committee against Torture, the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Special Rapporteur is of the view that the imposition of solitary confinement, of any duration, on children constitutes cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment or even torture (see A/66/268, paras. 77 and 86, and A/68/295, para. 61).
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment