11
Inter‐American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Persons with Disabilities. 34
34.
Particularly relevant for the analysis of this report are the Principles and
Best Practices on the Protection of Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas, adopted by
the Inter‐American Commission on Human Rights in March 2008 in the context of its 131st
period of sessions. This document is a review of the current international standards and
the criteria issued by the organs of the Inter‐American human rights system regarding
persons deprived of liberty. In addition, contributions by OAS member States, experts, and
civil society organizations were taken into account while drafting it.
35.
The corresponding treaties adopted in the framework of the United
Nations are also part of the legal framework of this report, particularly: the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; 35 the Convention against Torture and other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 36 , and its Optional Protocol, 37 and the
Convention on the Rights of the Child. 38
36.
Other relevant treaties and instruments include the Standard Minimum
Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners; 39 the Basic Principles for the Treatment of
Prisoners; 40 the Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of
Detention or Imprisonment; 41 the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles
Deprived of their Liberty; 42 the Principles of Medical Ethics relevant to the role of health
personnel, particularly physicians, in the protection of prisoners and detainees against
34
OAS, Inter‐American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons
th
with Disabilities, adopted in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on June 7, 1999, at the 29 regular session of the
General Assembly.
35
United Nations, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, approved and open for signature,
ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200 A (XXI), December 16, 1966.
36
United Nations, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment, adopted and open for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 39/46, of
December 10, 1984.
37
United Nations, Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by General Assembly resolution 57/199, of December 18, 2002.
38
United Nations, Convention on the Rights of the Child, approved and open for signature by General
Assembly resolution 44/25, of November 20, 1989.
39
United Nations, Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, adopted at the First United
Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held in Geneva in 1955, and
approved by the Economic and Social Council in its resolutions 663C (XXIV) of July 31, 1957 and 2076 (LXII) of May
13, 1977.
40
United Nations, Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners, adopted and proclaimed by General
Assembly resolution 45/111, December 14, 1990.
41
United Nations, Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or
Imprisonment, adopted by UN General Assembly resolution 43/173, of December 9, 1988.
42
United Nations, United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty,
adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/113, December 14, 1990.
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents