Prisoners' rights
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 United Nations' Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,[1] and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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Rights and advocacy by country
    
    Asia
    
Europe
    
North America
    
- Incarceration in Canada
 - In the United States:
- Human rights in the United States
 - Incarceration in the United States
 - Prisoner rights in the United States
- Decarceration in the United States
 - Prisoner abuse in the United States
 - Felony disenfranchisement in the United States
 - Penal labor in the United States
 - Prison rape in the United States
 - Organ donation in the United States prison population
 - Mentally ill people in United States jails and prisons
 - Political prisoners in the United States
 
 - Notable groups:
 - Notable events:
 - Chain gang
 - Convict leasing
 
 

Visitation rules at Alcatraz
Oceania
    
See also
    
    
References
    
- Howard Davis (2003), "Prisoners' rights", Human rights and civil liberties, Taylor & Francis, p. 157, ISBN 978-1-84392-008-3
 
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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