The rights of civilian and military prisoners are governed by both national and international law. International conventions include the

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty that commits nations to respect the civil and political rights of individuals, including the right to life, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom ...

; the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...

' Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Rights and advocacy by country

Asia

* Prisons in India * Prisoners' rights in the Middle East ** Prisoners' rights in Israel *** Palestinian prisoners of Israel ** Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran *** Committee for the Defense of Prisoners' Rights (Iran) *** 2010 Iranian political prisoners' hunger strike for prisoners' rights *

Human rights in China Human rights in the People's Republic of China are poor, as per reviews by international bodies, such as human rights treaty bodies and the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), th ...

** Penal system in China ** Laogai ** Xinjiang internment camps ** Notable prisons: *** Qincheng Prison *** Tilanqiao Prison * Penal system of Japan * Malaysian Prison Department ** Caning in Malaysia ** 2020 Malaysia movement control order * Human rights in North Korea ** Prisons in North Korea ** Kwalliso *** Hoeryong concentration camp * Prisons in Pakistan * Re-education camp (Vietnam)

Europe

* Prison conditions in France * Prisons in Germany * Crime in Italy ** Article 41-bis prison regime * Human rights in Russia ** Prisoners' Union **

Human rights in the Soviet Union Human rights in the Soviet Union were severely limited. The Soviet Union was a Totalitarianism, totalitarian state from History of the Soviet Union (1927–53), 1927 until 1953 and a one-party state until 1990. Freedom of speech was suppressed an ...

Gulag The Gulag was a system of Labor camp, forced labor camps in the Soviet Union. The word ''Gulag'' originally referred only to the division of the Chronology of Soviet secret police agencies, Soviet secret police that was in charge of runnin ...

* United Kingdom prison population **

Preservation of the Rights of Prisoners Preservation of the Rights of Prisoners (PROP) was a prisoners' rights organisation set up in the early 1970s in the United Kingdom, which organised more than one hundred prison demonstrations, strikes and protests. Formation In the first five mon ...

** Hirst v United Kingdom (No 2) ** Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill ** 1981 Irish hunger strike * Children of Prisoners Europe

North America

* Incarceration in Canada ** Correctional Service of Canada ** John Howard Society *In the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

: **

Human rights in the United States In the United States, human rights consists of a series of rights which are legally protected by the United States Constitution, Constitution of the United States (particularly by the United States Bill of Rights, Bill of Rights), State consti ...

Guantanamo Bay detention camp The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, also known as GTMO ( ), GITMO ( ), or simply Guantanamo Bay, is a United States military prison within Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), on the coast of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. It was established in 2002 by p ...

*** Orleans Parish Prison abandonment during Hurricane Katrina *** 2013 California prisoner hunger strike *** 2016 U.S. prison strike *** 2018 U.S. prison strike ** Chain gang ** Convict leasing

Oceania

* Punishment in Australia ** Indonesian children in Australian prisons * Prisoners' rights in New Zealand ** Voting rights of prisoners in New Zealand * Human rights in Vanuatu

International

* Prisoners' rights in international law * Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners * List of countries by incarceration rate * List of hunger strikes * List of prisons * Penal Reform International

References

External links

Organizations working for prisoners' rights:
American Civil Liberties Union on prisoners' rights

Human Rights Watch

Amnesty International

Prison Activist Resource Center
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