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Thursday 08 Oct 2015 - 14:34 Makkah mean time-25-12-1436
Pic: UN News Center
New York (IINA) – The United Nations launched on Wednesday the Revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, dubbed the "Nelson Mandela Rules", which Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed as “a great step forward”, UN News Center reported.
“The Secretay General welcomes the revised rules and progress made,” said Ivan Simonovic, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, who represented the UN chief at the high-level presentation at UN Headquarters of the revised Rules, named after the late South African President who spent years in prison. South Africa also chaired the expert group in the revision of the Standard Minimum Rules.
“He notes the critical importance of protecting the human rights of all persons deprived of their liberty as one of the most vulnerable groups of individuals who risk abuse and ill-treatment,” Simonovic told those attending the event convened by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Government of South Africa.
In his remarks, Oh Joon, the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), said it is important to note that the revised Rules are part of much wider attempts to break the cycles of prison terms and recidivism.
“The Revised Standard Minimum Rules represent a significant progress in the treatment of prisoners. Our goal now is to translate these rules into a daily reality for prisoners everywhere,” he said, emphasizing that ECOSOC stands ready to work together in sending a clear message that the “high walls of prisons are not a bar to access to justice, and most importantly, to human rights”.
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