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To deny people their human rights is to challenge
their very humanity. Nelson Mandela
their very humanity. Nelson Mandela
Society as a whole would be outraged when they viewed the picture of this little elephant being held in this small confined space. Every activist organization would rise up to free him...no matter what the cause, purpose or circumstance. Yet when a child, a woman, a mentally ill person, or a man is held in a confined space like this one for days....months...years.....without human contact....no fresh air....no sunshine....we somehow think it justified. Most nations do not agree with us. Not even China. This week the U. N. Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting is happening in Buenos Aires to revise the Standard Minimum Rules For The Treatment Of Prisoners. The United States still defends the prolonged use of solitary confinement. Here is a quote from the ACLU and a link to the article. (emphasis mine) "Unfortunately, the U.S. continues to defend the use of long-term solitary confinement. Several governments and NGOs endorsed a 15- or 30-day limit on solitary confinement, as well as an absolute ban on solitary for vulnerable groups like juveniles, pregnant women, and persons with mental illness. The U.S. delegation rejected all of these proposals. To be fair, the U.S. was not the only government resisting meaningful restrictions on solitary confinement, and the U.S. proposal did contain some positive elements, such as a provision that visiting shall not be restricted for prisoners in solitary absent security justifications. But it’s notable that the Chinese government endorsed without hesitation a 15-day limit to the use of solitary confinement." US at UN Prisoners Rights Meeting SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IS TORTURE and juveniles charged as adults are almost without exception held in solitary confinement in this nation while they await trial. Once sentenced, juveniles are subjected to more solitary confinement in adult prisons for their own protection. Is this how we treat our children?
5 Comments
3/24/2013 01:08:46 am
The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the treatment of prisoners were revised by me and the revised version is getting published by a reputed firm.
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3/25/2013 04:08:36 am
Thank you for your work, it is sorely needed. We look forward to this publication.
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7/21/2013 01:01:27 pm
UN Stanadr Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners: The Complete Revision is published by the CONCEPT Publishing Company (Pvt.)Ltd,New Delhi. 7/8/2014 02:36:58 pm
'UNITED NATIONS and PRISON JUSTICE: The Complete Revision of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of prisoners '- the book is already published about three months ago. The responses to the edition from the international community are incredible.
Bonnie
7/15/2014 12:44:22 pm
Thank you for notifying me that the revised edition is available and congratulations on the response. This is sorely needed.
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