LLM Notes: The Nelson Mandela Rules, 2015

 The Nelson Mandela Rules, officially known as the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, are a set of 122 rules that outline the agreed minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners, whether they are pre-trial or convicted. Adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 17, 2015, the rules are a revision of the 1955 United Nations Standard Minimum Rules on the Treatment of Prisoners (SMR). They are named in honor of Nelson Mandela, the late President of South Africa, who spent 27 years in prison during his fight for global human rights, equality, democracy, and the promotion of peace.

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