INTRODUCTION UNAIDS The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS UNCAT UN Committee against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment UNCRC UN Committee on the Rights of the Child UNHCR The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNODC UN Office on Drugs and Crime UNOPS UN Office for Project Services WHO World Health Organization WMA World Medical Association ABBREVIATIONS Bangkok Rules  he UN Rules on the Treatment of Women Prisoners T and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders Beijing Rules  he UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration T of Juvenile Justice Essex paper  ssex paper 3: Initial guidance on the interpretation E and implementation of the Nelson Mandela Rules Havana Rules  N Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived U of their Liberty Istanbul Protocol  anual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation M of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Istanbul Statement Istanbul Statement on the use and effects of solitary confinement Mandela Rules  evised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment R of Prisoners UN Body of Principles  N Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons U under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment UN Legal Aid Principles T  he UN Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid and Guidelines in Criminal Justice Systems UN Special Rapporteur on Torture  he UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, T Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Guidance document on the Nelson Mandela Rules 05