Adoption of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.
The Nelson Mandela Rules: Five facts.
1955 - First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime & the Treatment of Offenders.
The Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (PDF
), originally adopted by the First UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in 1955, constitute the universally acknowledged minimum standards for the management of prison facilities and the treatment of prisoners, and have been of tremendous value and influence in the development of prison laws, policies and practices in Member States all over the world.
2011 - Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Group.
In recognition of the advances in international law and correctional science since 1955, however, the General Assembly decided, in 2011, to establish an open-ended intergovernmental Expert Group to review and possibly revise the rules. Relevant UN bodies, other international and regional organisations, as well as civil society were invited to contribute to the process. As the custodian of the Standard Minimum Rules, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) closely accompanied the revision process by serving as its Secretariat.
2015 - Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice (CCPCJ).
At its fourth meeting held in Cape Town, South Africa, in March 2015, the Expert Group reached consensus on all of the rules opened for revision. In May 2015, the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) endorsed the revised rules and submitted the entire set of the revised SMRs for approval by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and subsequent adoption by the General Assembly.
2015 - The Nelson Mandela Rules.
In December 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the revised rules as the “United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners”. As per the recommendation of the Expert Group, the revised rules are to be known as "the Nelson Mandela Rules" to honour the legacy of the late President of South Africa, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who spent 27 years in prison in the course of his struggle for global human rights, equality, democracy and the promotion of a culture of peace.
1955 - First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime & the Treatment of Offenders.
The Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (PDF
), originally adopted by the First UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in 1955, constitute the universally acknowledged minimum standards for the management of prison facilities and the treatment of prisoners, and have been of tremendous value and influence in the development of prison laws, policies and practices in Member States all over the world.2011 - Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Group.
In recognition of the advances in international law and correctional science since 1955, however, the General Assembly decided, in 2011, to establish an open-ended intergovernmental Expert Group to review and possibly revise the rules. Relevant UN bodies, other international and regional organisations, as well as civil society were invited to contribute to the process. As the custodian of the Standard Minimum Rules, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) closely accompanied the revision process by serving as its Secretariat.
2015 - Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice (CCPCJ).
At its fourth meeting held in Cape Town, South Africa, in March 2015, the Expert Group reached consensus on all of the rules opened for revision. In May 2015, the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) endorsed the revised rules and submitted the entire set of the revised SMRs for approval by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and subsequent adoption by the General Assembly.
2015 - The Nelson Mandela Rules.
In December 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the revised rules as the “United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners”. As per the recommendation of the Expert Group, the revised rules are to be known as "the Nelson Mandela Rules" to honour the legacy of the late President of South Africa, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who spent 27 years in prison in the course of his struggle for global human rights, equality, democracy and the promotion of a culture of peace.
- UNODC Prison Reform
- UNODC Infographic: "The Nelson Mandela Rules" (PDF )
- UNODC calls for humane prison conditions on Nelson Mandela International Day
- Full version of the Nelson Mandela Rules (PDF )
- Brochure summarising the changes in the Nelson Mandela Rules (PDF )
- Video statement of Prof. Njabulo Ndebele, Chairman of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, on the Nelson Mandela Rules (2015)
- Video statement of Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of UNODC, on the Nelson Mandela Rules (2015)
- Documentary on the work of UNODC in the field of prison reform (2015) (video)
- UN News — UN launches ‘Nelson Mandela Rules’ on improving treatment of prisoners
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