International recommendation

Women in detention

Issue date:
Human rights body:
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Themes:
Access to healthcareEquality and non-discriminationMental healthTreatment of prisoners and prison facilitiesViolence against women, girls and partners
Populations of concern:
Women
Source:
CEDAW/C/NOR/CO/10, para. 51

Recommended measures (4)

Measure
Measure types:
Laws and regulationsPractices and guidelines

The Committee recommends that the State party conduct a review of the Execution of Sentences Law and the Regulations on the Execution of Sentences, as well as the associated guidelines from a gender perspective to protect women in prison against gender-based discrimination and ensure that their prison conditions are in line with the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-Custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules).

Measure
Measure type:
Practices and guidelines

The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that women in prison are fully protected against any forms of gender-based violence and that they have confidential and effective mechanisms to report any occurrence of such violence.

Measure
Measure type:
Practices and guidelines

The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that women in prison are always placed in prisons or wards separated from men, without this infringing on their access to out-of-cell activities and basic services, and that their conditions of detention are in line with international standards.

Measure
Measure type:
Practices and guidelines

The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that women in prison have full access to gender-sensitive healthcare including mental healthcare services.