The Bangkok Rules 23 COMMENTARY TO THE UNITED NATIONS RULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF WOMEN PRISONERS AND NON-CUSTODIAL MEASURES FOR WOMEN OFFENDERS (THE BANGKOK RULES)28 ___________ This Commentary is not part of the Bangkok Rules. It was prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and it was approved by the Open-ended intergovernmental expert group meeting to develop supplementary rules specific to the treatment of women in detention and in custodial and non-custodial settings, held in Bangkok, Thailand from 23 to 26 November 2009. 28