Human Rights and Prisons: Manual on Human Rights Training for Prison Officials.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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Human rights and prisons; manual on human rights training for prison officials.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

United Nations Publications

2005

222 pages

$28.00

Paperback

Professional training series; no.11

HV6025

Developed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, this manual is part of a tra...

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