Affirms that the placement of a juvenile in an institution should always be a disposition of last resort and for the minimum necessary period;
2
Recognizes that, because of their high vulnerability, juveniles deprived of their liberty require special attention and protection and that their rights and wellbeing should be guaranteed during and after the period when they are deprived of their liberty;
3
Notes with appreciation the valuable work of the Secretariat and the collaboration which has been established between the Secretariat and experts, practitioners, intergovernmental organizations, the non-governmental community, particularly Amnesty International, Defence for Children International and Rädda Barnen
4
Adopts the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty contained in the annex to the present resolution;
5
Calls upon the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control to formulate measures for the effective implementation of the Rules, with the assistance of the United Nations institutes on the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders;
6
Invites Member States to adapt, wherever necessary, their national legislation, policies and practices, particularly in the training of all categories of juvenile justice personnel, to the spirit of the Rules, and to bring them to the attention of relevant authorities and the public in general;
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Also invites Member States to inform the Secretary-General of their efforts to apply the Rules in law, policy and practice and to report regularly to the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control on the results achieved in their implementation;
8
Requests the Secretary-General and invites Member States to ensure the widest possible dissemination of the text of the Rules in all of the official languages of the United Nations;
9
Requests the Secretary-General to conduct comparative research, pursue the requisite collaboration and devise strategies to deal with the different categories of serious and persistent young offenders, and to prepare a policy-oriented report thereon for submission to the Ninth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders;
10
Also requests the Secretary-General and urges Member States to allocate the necessary resources to ensure the successful application and implementation of the Rules, in particular in the areas of recruitment, training and exchange of all categories of juvenile justice personnel;
11
Urges all relevant bodies of the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Children’s Fund, the regional commissions and specialized agencies, the United Nations institutes for the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders and all concerned intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, to collaborate with the Secretary-General and to take the necessary measures to ensure a concerted and sustained effort within their respective fields of technical competence to promote the application of the Rules;
12
Invites the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities of the Commission on Human Rights to consider this new international instrument, with a view to promoting the application of its provisions;
13
Requests the Ninth Congress to review the progress made on the promotion and application of the Rules and on the recommendations contained in the present resolution, under a separate agenda item on juvenile justice.
I.FUNDAMENTAL PERSPECTIVES
A.RECORDS
B.ADMISSION, REGISTRATION, MOVEMENT AND TRANSFER
C.CLASSIFICATION AND PLACEMENT
D.PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND ACCOMMODATION
E.EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND WORK
F.RECREATION
G.RELIGION
H.MEDICAL CARE
I.NOTIFICATION OF ILLNESS, INJURY AND DEATH
J.CONTACTS WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY
K.LIMITATIONS OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINT AND THE USE OF FORCE
L.DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
M.INSPECTION AND COMPLAINTS
N.RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY
V.PERSONNEL
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