Table of contents
Executive Summary............................................................................... 8
Introduction........................................................................................... 12
1. Prisoners in a situation of vulnerability in the EU........................ 18
2. International standards.................................................................... 20
2.1. General principles.............................................................................. 20
2.2. Standards related to some vulnerable groups........................................ 26
2.2.1. Women prisoners....................................................................... 26
2.2.2. Juvenile prisoners...................................................................... 30
2.2.3. Foreign prisoners....................................................................... 35
2.2.4. Prisoners with disabilities............................................................. 38
2.2.5. LGBTIQ prisoners....................................................................... 42
2.2.6. Ethnic minorities and indigenous prisoners..................................... 47
3. Monitoring the rights of persons in a situation of
vulnerability in prisons.................................................................... 49
3.1. The approaches of the national preventive mechanisms..................... 50
3.2. Importance and challenges to monitoring the rights of
persons and groups in a situation of vulnerability in prisons................ 52
3.3. Monitoring in practice...................................................................... 53
3.3.1. Choice of groups and identification of
standards.................................................................................. 54
3.3.2. Sources of information and preparation
for the monitoring visit................................................................ 57
3.3.3. Monitoring principles................................................................. 58
3.3.4. Monitoring methods, their choice and their application
to persons and groups in a situation of vulnerability........................... 60