Where the physical conditions of solitary confinement are so poor and the regime so strict that they lead to severe mental and physical pain or suffering of individuals who are subjected to the confinement, the conditions of solitary confinement amount to torture or to cruel and inhuman treatment as defined in articles 1 and 16 of the Convention, and constitute a breach of article 7 of the Covenant.
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment