Browsing by Author "Lorizzo, Tina"

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    The African Commission’s Guidelines on Pre-trial Detention: Implications for Angola and Mozambique
    (Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2014) Lorizzo, Tina
    On 8 May 2014, in Luanda (Angola), the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) adopted the Guidelines on the Use and Conditions of Arrest, Police Custody and Pre-trial Detention in Africa (hereafter the Guidelines). The Guidelines represent an important milestone in addressing three of the most vulnerable phases of the criminal justice process faced in African countries: arrest, police custody and pretrial detention. The Guidelines add to the body of regional soft law (e.g. the Robben Island Guidelines) and seek to guide states on the rights of arrested and detained persons. In this regard African states face significant implementation challenges.
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    Solitary Confinement - A review of the legal framework and practice in five African countries
    (Dullah Omar Institute, 2018) Petersen, Kristen; Mahomed, Safeeya; Muntingh, Lukas; Lorizzo, Tina
    The effect of long periods of solitary confinement have been shown to have severe impacts on a prisoner’s mental and physical well-being. The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) has noted that the use of prolonged solitary confinement may amount to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, in breach of Article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). In December 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the revised United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, also known as the Nelson Mandela Rules (‘2015 UNSMR’). The 2015 UNSMR addresses a key shortcoming in the protection and treatment of people in places of detention, as it, for the first time, sets down norms and limitations on the use of solitary confinement. It has been remarked that ‘The Rules are reflective of an international community engaging with the many challenges faced by those deprived of their liberty.’