單獨監禁又稱單獨關押關禁閉,是一種囚禁手段,被監禁的人住在一個單獨的牢房裏,因此他無法與其他人交流[1][2][3]

法國雷恩雅克卡地亞監獄的單獨監禁牢房

大量研究表明,單獨關押對囚犯有着深刻的負面影響,往往囚犯被釋放出來後,他們還會受到影響[4]。雖然監獄方面有人表示單獨關押是維護監獄安全的必要手段[5],但許多心理健康和法律專業組織對這種做法表示批評,並認為應該嚴格限制單獨關押犯人[6][7][8]

人權專家表示,長時間的單獨關押可以被視為酷刑[9],聯合國的《關押待遇的最低標準規則英語Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners》(也稱為曼德拉規則)於2015年修訂,該規則提到應該禁止將人單獨關押超過15天以上[10]

參考文獻 編輯

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  10. ^ United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules). General Assembly resolution (annex) of 17 December 2015.  存档副本. [2023-08-02]. 原始內容存檔於2022-08-20.