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Handbook on Children Recruited and Exploited by Terrorist and Violent Extremist Groups: The Role of the Justice System

In the past few years, the international community has been increasingly confronted with the recruitment and exploitation of children by terrorist and violent extremist groups. Numerous reports have shed some light on the extent of this disturbing phenomenon.

The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures -The Tokyo Rules

Istanbul Protocol

Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules)

The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (SMRs) were initially adopted by the UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in 1955, and approved by the UN Economic and Social Council in 1957. On 17 December 2015 a revised version of the Standard Minimum Rules were adopted unanimously by the 70th session of the UN General Assembly in Resolution A/RES/70/175. This followed a four-year revision process after a 2010 UN General Assembly resolution which requested revision of the SMRs ‘so that they reflect recent advances in correctional science and best practices’. Find out more on the revision process. The revised Rules will be known as the ‘Nelson Mandela Rules‘ […]

United Nations Office for Partnerships

The United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP) serves as a gateway for partnership opportunities with the United Nations. It promotes new collaborations and alliances that help fulfill the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and provides support to new initiatives of the Secretary-General. UNOP provides partnership advisory services and outreach to a variety of entities, as well as managing the United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP), established by the Secretary-General in March 1998 to serve as the interface in the partnership between the UN system and the UN Foundation, and the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), established by the Secretary-General in July 2005 to support democratization throughout the world. The Office, headed by Amir Dossal, reports to […]

Technical Guidance for Prison Planning

On 17 December 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 70/175, bringing to a conclusion a four-year process of review of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (SMRs). The final negotiations took place in Cape Town, South Africa, and faced Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was a imprisoned for 27 years. To honour the late President of South Africa, the revised SMRs will be known as the Nelson Mandela Rules.

Transforming Prisons, Restoring Lives

After decades of unbridled growth in its prison population, the United States faces a defining moment. There is broad, bipartisan agreement that the costs of incarceration have far outweighed the benefits, and that our country has largely failed to meet the goals of a well-functioning justice system: to enhance public safety, to prevent future victimization, and to rehabilitate those who have engaged in criminal acts. Indeed, a growing body of evidence suggests that our over-reliance on incarceration may in fact undermine efforts to keep the public safe. Momentum is strong for a new direction, for a criminal justice system guided by proven, cost-effective strategies that reduce crime and restore lives. […]

UNODC’s work in prisons of South Asia

UNODC’s work in Prisons of South Asia

UNODC – Handbook on prisoners with special needs

UNODC – Handbook on Prisoners with Special Needs

United Nations Bangkok Rules ES

65/229. Reglas de las Naciones Unidas para el tratamiento de las reclusas y medidas no privativas de la libertad para las mujeres delincuentes (Reglas de Bangkok)