Introducing the International Guiding Statement on alternatives to solitary confinement

Authors

  • Rachele Stroppa Associazione Antigone
  • Dana Moss PHRI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v33i3.141379

Keywords:

solitary confinement, human rights, prison

Abstract

Based on the reflections of a multidisciplinary group of experts, Physicians for Human Rights Israel and Antigone worked on the International Guiding Statement on Alternatives to Solitary Confinement, proposing global guidelines for reducing and finally overcoming the use of solitary confinement in prisons

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2023-12-28

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Stroppa, R., & Moss, D. (2023). Introducing the International Guiding Statement on alternatives to solitary confinement. Torture Journal, 33(3), 113–119. https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v33i3.141379

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Vol. 33 No. 3 (2023): Torture Journal: Journal on Rehabilitaiton of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture

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