[cf. ICCPR Art. 9]
Article 6
Rights of persons deprived of their liberty
(1) All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with
humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human
person.
(2) (a) Accused persons shall, save in exceptional
circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons and shall be
subject to separate treatment appropriate to their status as
unconvicted persons.
(b) Accused juvenile persons shall be separated from adults and
brought as speedily as possible for adjudication.
(3) The penitentiary system shall comprise treatment of
prisoners the essential aim of which shall be their reformation and
Juvenile offenders shall be segregated from
social rehabilitation.
adults and be accorded treatment appropriate to their age and legal
status.
[cf. ICCPR Art. 10]