Children deprived of their liberty from the perspective of the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2015, para. 46
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Children are subjected to a range of adult punishments in detention, including physical and manual restraints, routine humiliation and degrading searches, and the indiscriminate use of mace, pepper spray and other harmful chemicals. During country visits, the Special Rapporteur has observed the use of psychotropic drugs for children in detention in order to maintain security in juvenile detention facilities (see A/HRC/22/53/Add.3, para. 52). In some instances, such forms of punishment (especially restraints) are adopted as a first resort rather than being used only in exceptional cases.
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment