action is taken. He shall have the right to bring such action to higher authorities for
review.
Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers CM/Rec(2008)11 on the European
Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures.
Principle 11 Sanctions or measures shall be imposed and implemented without
discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, sexual
orientation, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national
minority, property, birth or other status (principle of non-discrimination).
Principle 66.3 Suitable clothing is clothing that is not degrading or humiliating and is
adequate for the climate and does not pose a risk to security or safety.
Principle 81 All juveniles deprived of their liberty shall be allowed to exercise regularly for
at least two hours every day, of which at least one hour shall be in the open air, if the
weather permits.
Principle 88.2 Particular attention shall be paid to protecting vulnerable juveniles and to
preventing victimisation.
Principle 89.2 Searches shall respect the dignity of juveniles concerned and as far as
possible their privacy. Juveniles shall be searched by staff of the same gender. Related
intimate examinations must be justified by reasonable suspicion in an individual case and
shall be conducted by a medical practitioner only.
Principle 94.1 Disciplinary procedures shall be mechanisms of last resort. Restorative
conflict resolution and educational interaction with the aim of norm validation shall be
given priority over formal disciplinary hearings and punishments.
Principle 95.4 Segregation for disciplinary purposes shall only be imposed in exceptional
cases where other sanctions would not be effective. Such segregation shall be for a
specified period of time, which shall be as short as possible. The regime during such
segregation shall provide appropriate human contact, grant access to reading material and
offer at least one hour of outdoor exercise every day if the weather permits.
Principle 95.2 Collective punishment, corporal punishment, punishment by placing in a
dark cell, and all other forms of inhuman and degrading punishment shall be prohibited.
Principle 95.6. Disciplinary punishment shall not include a restriction on family contacts or
visits unless the disciplinary offence relates to such contacts or visits.
Principle 95.7 Exercise under the terms of Rule 81 shall not be restricted as part of a
disciplinary punishment.
Convention on the Rights of a Child adopted by the United Nations on 20 November
1989.
Art. 37 States Parties shall ensure that:
a. No child shall be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment Neither capital punishment nor life imprisonment without possibility of release
shall be imposed for offences committed by persons below 18 years of age;
b. No child shall be deprived of his or her liberty unlawfully or arbitrarily. The arrest,
detention or imprisonment of a child shall be in conformity with the law and shall be used
only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time.
c. Every child deprived of liberty shall be treated with humanity and respect for the ingerent
dignity of the human person, and in a manner which takes into account the needs of persons
of his or her age. In particular every child deprived of liberty shall be separated from adults
unless it is considered in the child's best interest not to do so and shall have the right to
maintain contact with his or her family through correspondence and visits, save in
exceptional circumstances
d. Every child deprived of his or her liberty shall have the right to prompt access to legal
and other appropriate assistance, as well as the right to challenge the legality of the
deprivation of his or Her liberty before a court or other competent, independent and
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