UK prisons ‘holding child inmates in solitary confinement against UN torture rules’ – The Independent

Posted February 22nd, 2017 in children, human rights, judicial review, mental health, Ministry of Justice, news, prisons, reports, torture, treaties, United Nations, young offenders by sally

‘British prisons are holding child inmates in solitary confinement in an alleged breach of UN torture rules and British law, The Independent has found. Lawyers in one case have launched legal action against the Government in the High Court.’

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The Independent, 21st February 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk