effective to address the risks posed by unrestricted movement; (b) The method
of restraint shall be the least intrusive method that is necessary and reasonably
available to control the prisoner’s movement, based on the level and nature of
the risks posed; (c) Instruments of restraint shall be imposed only for the time
period required, and they are to be removed as soon as possible after the risks
posed by unrestricted movement are no longer present.
Mandela Rule 48.2
Instruments of restraint shall never be used on women during labour, during
childbirth and immediately after childbirth.
Mandela Rule 49
The prison administration should seek access to, and provide training in the
use of, control techniques that would obviate the need for the imposition of
instruments of restraint or reduce their intrusiveness.
Mandela Rule 42
General living conditions addressed in these rules, including those related to
light, ventilation, temperature, sanitation, nutrition, drinking water, access to
open air and physical exercise, personal hygiene, health care and adequate
personal space, shall apply to all prisoners without exception.
61/295. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 13
September 2007
Article 1
Indigenous peoples have the right to the full enjoyment, as a collective or as
individuals, of all human rights and fundamental freedoms as recognized in the
Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
international human rights law.
Article 2
Indigenous peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other peoples and
individuals and have the right to be free from any kind of discrimination, in the
exercise of their rights, in particular that based on their indigenous origin or
identity.
Article 7
Indigenous individuals have the rights to life, physical and mental integrity,
liberty and security of person.
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