Rreport of the expert group on the standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners at its fourth meeting
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The document summarizes the report of the Expert Group on the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners at its fourth meeting. The Expert Group was established by the UN General Assembly to continue working towards consensus on revising the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. The Expert Group's report from its fourth meeting will be presented at the Thirteenth UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to inform discussions on the role of UN standards and norms in supporting effective, fair, and humane criminal justice systems.
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- 1. United Nations A/CONF.222/14 Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Doha, 12-19 April 2015 Distr.: General 19 March 2015 Original: English V.15-01919 (E) 190315 200315 *1501919* Item 3 of the provisional agenda* Successes and challenges in implementing comprehensive crime prevention and criminal justice policies and strategies to promote the rule of law at the national and international levels, and to support sustainable development Report of the Expert Group on the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners at its fourth meeting Note by the Secretariat In its resolution 69/192, entitled “Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners”, the General Assembly decided to extend the mandate of the open-ended intergovernmental Expert Group on the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, authorizing it to continue its work, with the aim of reaching a consensus, and to present a report to the Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, for the information of the workshop on the role of the United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice in support of effective, fair, humane and accountable criminal justice systems, and to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its twenty-fourth session for consideration. The report of the Expert Group on its fourth meeting, as contained in document E/CN.15/2015/17, will be made available to the Thirteenth Congress. __________________ * A/CONF.222/1.