Refworld | United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Title	United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
Publisher	UN General Assembly
Publication Date	8 January 2016
Topics	Crime prevention \| Prison or detention conditions
Citation / Document Symbol	A/RES/70/175
Reference	70th Session
Other Languages / Attachments	Arabic \| Chinese \| French \| Russian \| Spanish
Cite as	UN General Assembly, United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly, 8 January 2016, A/RES/70/175, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5698a3a44.html [accessed 31 October 2019]
Comments	Adopted without vote, 80th plenary meeting. This documents supersedes the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, 30 August 1955.