be based on grounds recognized as previously
established by law.
i.
At all stage of detention, including pre-trial
detention, ensure access to essential goods
and services, including food, water, hygiene,
health-care, mental care, education, psychosocial support, exercise and legal aid.
Services provided should be age, gender and
disability-specific.
j.
Ensure that children are detained in quarters
separated from the adults, unless they are
members of the same family, when it is in the
best interests of the child.
c. In case in which a child is prosecuted and convicted, ensure procedural safeguards to guarantee regular review and consideration of less
restrictive alternatives.
d. Even in situations in which a child is interned
in an armed conflict, as provided for under
international humanitarian law, for imperative
reasons of security rather than on the basis of
criminal charges, ensure that such internment
is conducted in accordance with international
humanitarian and human rights law. Ensure
the periodic review of the decision to intern
the child and release the child as soon as the
reason for the internment ceases to exist.
e. Never detain anyone based on alleged crimes
of family members, except in cases of infants
and toddlers whose primary caregivers are
detained and remaining with the caregiver is
judged to be in the best interests of the child.
f.
Military authorities should never detain any
child. If a child is detained by military authorities, hand over the child to civilian
authorities as soon as possible.
Treatment in detention
g. Never resort to torture and other cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment prohibited under international
law. Even allegations of terrorist-related
offences never justify use of torture.
h. Ensure humane treatment and conditions in
detention that respect the dignity of the child
in a manner that considers the specific needs
arising from the age and sex of the child.
92.
k. Adhere to the absolute prohibition of
disappearances; ensure record-keeping of
each child, including his or her identity
and whereabouts and family contact.
l.
Ensure data of each child in detention remains
confidential and is accessed only by an authorized officer for purposes authorized under
the law. Such data must be destroyed after a
period specified by law/regulations.
m. Ensure that any child in detention can maintain contact with his or her family, including
siblings, through correspondence and visits,
except in exceptional circumstances.
n. Any child detained with an imprisoned parent
should not be viewed or treated as a prisoner,
but rather should be provided facilities and
services similar to that in the community.
o. Ensure access and monitoring by an
independent civilian oversight body to any
place of deprivation of liberty.
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