Resources and links
International instruments
Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners
Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers
Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials
Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment
Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)
Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power
Guidelines for Action on Children in the Criminal Justice System
Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966
Safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty
Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines)
United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (The Tokyo Rules)
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules)
European bodies
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT)
European Court of Human Rights
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
Association for the Prevention of Torture
Professional Associations
International Council of Nurses
UK
British Psychological Association
Royal College of Psychiatrists
England and Wales
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
Miscellaneous
Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons
'Hellhole' by Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, 30 March 2009
PHR report Broken Laws, Broken Lives: Medical evidence of torture by the US
Prison Service Journal Special Issue on Solitary Confinement
'Screems from solitary' by Lance Tapley, The Phoenix, February 2010
Supermaxed [A website dedicated to Supermax prisons, which contains many links]