MONITORING PLACES OF DETENTION : A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR NGOS 101 (2) Males and females shall in principle be detained separately, although they may participate together in organised activities as part of an established treatment programme. (3) In principle, untried prisoners shall be detained separately from convicted prisoners unless they consent to being accommodated or involved together in organised activities beneficial to them. (4) Young prisoners shall be detained under conditions which as far as possible protect them from harmful influences and which take account of the needs peculiar to their age.” EPR, Rule 11 (See also Rule 12 and 13). “As a matter of principle, women deprived of their liberty should be held in accommodation which is physically separate from that occupied by any men being held in the same establishment. That said, some States have begun to make arrangements for couples (both of whom are deprived of their liberty) to be accommodated together, and/or for some degree of mixed gender association in prisons. The CPT welcomes such progressive arrangements, provided that the prisoners involved agree to participate, and are carefully selected and adequately supervised.” CPT, GR 10, §24 Comments The detaining authorities are responsible for protecting all individuals under their responsibility. They must, in particular, protect persons who are deprived of their liberty against possible abuse by the staff in charge and by other detainees.The different categories are separated according to: ■ sex and age: men/women and minors; 2