Solitary confinement 2011, para. 38

Paragraphe
Paragraph text
The Court has additionally recognized that solitary confinement results in psychological and physical suffering that may contribute to treatment that constitutes torture. In at least one case, the Court has identified the physical conditions of solitary confinement, including "a small cell with no ventilation or natural light", and a prison regime where a detained individual "is held for 23 and a half hours a day ..., [and] permitted to see his relatives only once a month, but could have no physical contact with them", when coupled with other forms of physical and psychological aggression, in sum may constitute physical and psychological torture.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Type de document
Special Procedures' report
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Personnes concernées
  • Families
Année
2011
Type de paragraphe
Other
Paragraph number
38