Appendix 1: International
human rights standards
relating to solitary confinement
(segregation) and restraint use,
with a focus on women
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women (CEDAW)
Article 12
1 States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination
against women in the field of health care in order to ensure, on a basis of
equality of men and women, access to health care services, including those
related to family planning.
2 Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I of this article, States Parties
shall ensure to women appropriate services in connection with pregnancy,
confinement and the post-natal period, granting free services where
necessary, as well as adequate nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.
The United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women
Prisoners and Noncustodial Measures for Women Offenders
(the “Bangkok rules”).
The Rules64 were adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2010. They
were developed to supplement and complement, as appropriate the Standard
Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (SMR) and the United Nations
Standard Minimum Rules for Non-Custodial Measures (the “Tokyo rules”) in
relation to the treatment of women prisoners and alternatives to prison for
women offenders. The Rules address the gender specific requirements of women
prisoners, including those arising from pregnancy and childcare. Key Rules
relevant to issues discussed in this report are listed below.
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For a full text of the Bangkok Rules, see: http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/ProfessionalInterest/
BangkokRules.pdf