| Title | Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners |
| Publisher | United Nations |
| Author | United Nations Specialised Conferences |
| Publication Date | 30 August 1955 |
| Other Languages / Attachments | Greek |
| Cite as | United Nations, Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, 30 August 1955, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b36e8.html [accessed 21 September 2016] |
| Comments | Adopted by the First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held at Geneva in 30 August 1955, and approved by the Economic and Social Council by its resolutions 663 C (XXIV) of 31 July 1957 and 2076 (LXII) of 13 May 1977. This version has been superseded by the 2016 Nelson Mandela Rules. |
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