Type: Acts of the Council of Europe: Resolution on women in prison

Authority: European Authorities - Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly

Date: 04/28/2009

Subject: the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly deals with protection of women in prison. Besides reaffirming proper guarantees for every prisoner (respect of human dignity, ban on degrading punishment, right to be defended, advised and represented), it is solicited the enforcement of protocols and project oriented to protect physical and psychical integrity of woman, prevention of violence due to gender, maternity, relationship with children ad social reintegration

Classification: Dignity - Art. 1 Human dignity - Art. 4 Inhuman punishments - Degrading punishments - Inhuman treatments - Degrading treatments - Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Equality - Art. 23 Equality between men and women, positive actions - Solidarity - Art. 34 Decent existence - Art. 35 Preventive health care

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