| Title | Resolution 1/08, Principles and Best Practices on the Protection of Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas |
| Publisher | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) |
| Publication Date | 13 March 2008 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | No. 1/08 |
| Other Languages / Attachments | Spanish |
| Related Document | Resolución 1/08, Principios y Buenas Prácticas sobre la Protección de las Personas Privadas de Libertad en las Américas |
| Cite as | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Resolution 1/08, Principles and Best Practices on the Protection of Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas, 13 March 2008, No. 1/08, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/48732afa2.html [accessed 26 November 2009] |
| Comments | Approved by the Commission during its 131st regular period of sessions, held from March 3-14, 2008. Adopted on 13 March 2008 in Washington D.C. This resolution aims at providing input to the process of drafting an Inter-American Declaration on the rights, duties, and care of persons under any form of detention or imprisonment, undertaken by the OAS Permanent Council. |
Topics: Arbitrary arrest and detention, Prison conditions, Right to liberty and security,
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