09.12.1988|Other|UN Resolution
Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment
The principles state, inter alia, that a person held in prison or detention of any kind shall not be exposed to any type of torture or degrading treatment; and that the reason and period of time that he is to be held in detention, the timing of the judicial or other review, identity of the relevant detaining body, and place of detention shall be documented and provided to the detainee himself or to his attorney. From the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library website.
