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List of abbreviations for standards:
ACHPR
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights – Adopted by the Organisation
of African Unity on 27 June 1981
ACPR
African Charter on Prisoners’ Rights – Draft adopted by the Fifth Conference
of the Central, Eastern and Southern African Heads of Correctional Services
(CESCA), meeting in Wind-hoek, Namibia, 4 to 7 September 200116
BPP
Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of
Detention or Imprisonment - Adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly resolution 43/173 of 9 December 1988
BPTD
Basic Principles for the Treatment of Detainees- Adopted by the United
Nations General Assembly in its resolution 45/111 of 14 December 1990
CPT GR2 2nd General Report on the CPT’s activities covering the period 1 January to
31 December 1991; CPT/Inf (92)3, 13 April 1992
CPT GR3 3rd General Report on the CPT’s activities covering the period 1 January to 31
December 1992; CPT/Inf (93) 12, 4 June 1993
CPT GR10 10th General Report on the CPT’s activities covering the period 1 January to
31 December 1999, CPT/Inf (2000) 13, 18 August 2000
CPT GR11 11th General Report on the CPT’s activities covering the period 1 January to
31 December 2000, CPT/Inf (2001)16, 3 September 2001
CPT GR12 12th General Report on CPT’s activities covering the period 1 January to 31
December 2001, CPT/Inf (2002) 15, 3 September 2002
EPR
European Prison Rules; Recommendation R(87)3, adopted by the Council of
Europe Committee of Ministers on 12 February 1987
GC
General Comments of the Human Rights Committee on the implementation of
ICCPR’s provisions
ICCPR
United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966
ICPRT
Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture – Adopted by the
Organization of American States on 28 February 1987.
IDRCPDL Draft Inter-American Declaration Governing the Rights and Care of Persons
Deprived of Liberty17
R(89)12
Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on
Education in Prison (adopted by the Council of Europe Committee of
Ministers on 13 October 1989)
R(98) 7
Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States concerning
the ethical and organisational aspects of health care in prison (adopted by the
Committee of Ministers on 8 April 1998).
RIG
Guidelines and Measures for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Africa (The Robben Island
Guidelines), 2002.
RPJDL
United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty,
1990.
SMR
Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners approved by
ECOSOC in its resolutions 633C (XXIV) of 31 July 1957 and 2076 (LXII) of
13 May 1977.
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