WA Resolution: For the Detained and Convicted

[Hockeynutville]

For the Detained and Convicted
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: FlagR539


Description: The World Assembly,

Recognizing that detainees and convicts can be subject to mistreatment;

Acknowledging that individuals rescinded their civil rights when detained and convicted;

Understanding that though the individual is convicted, they are entitled to some rights;

Appalled that while some rights are covered by other resolutions, none have been made specifically concerning prisoners;

Hereby,

Defines:
1. “Detainees” as any person(s) held in captivity by authorities accused of a crime(s), prior to conviction.
2. “Convicts” as any person(s) accused of a crime and convicted in a court of law.

1. That the detained:
a. are considered the accused until proven guilty;
b. shall be informed as to the nature of the offense;
c. shall be entitled to protection by the state from outside and inside threats.
d. (i) if held for more than 6 hours per day (or equivalent) shall be fed an adequate meal;
(ii) shall be fed at minimum two adequate meals per day;

2. That the convicted:
a. (i) if sentenced to prison, be given accommodations of a reasonable comfort level;
(ii) shall be placed in an area of adequate security level for the offense;
b. shall be fed at minimum two adequate meals per day;
c. shall have visitation rights;
d. shall be entitled to protection from inside threats;
e. shall not be subject to cruel and unusual treatment, so as not to cause physical or mental harm;
f. (i) shall be permitted at least one hour of outside exercise daily;
(ii) shall be permitted exercise time inside as requested for any reason, weather or otherwise;
g. (i) if misbehaved, may be punished and temporarily lose rights listed as (c) and (g) for an adequate time as given by a prison board or equivalent;
(ii) shall have more time added to their sentence if misconduct is a felony or of a serious nature.

Co-Author: Meekinos

[Ananke II]

Hmm, I don't know about this one. There's a couple of sentences, which seems out of place.

a. are considered the accused until proven guilty;

The proposer doesn't use 'the accused' as a term later in the proposal, so I don't understand what that part is there for, unless he meant 'innocent' instead of 'the accused'. It surprise me that there's nothing about being considered innocent into proven guilty in the proposal btw.

(ii) shall have more time added to their sentence if misconduct is a felony or of a serious nature.

In a proposal about rights, it seems weird to suddenly have a clause about punishment.

Edit: After looking through the discussion of this proposal at the official forum I've decided to cast my vote against. The intention of this proposal is commendable, but it contains too many flaws.

[Chronopolice]

In the USSC, prisoners only have one right, the right to live. They're lucky that they still have that after breaking our laws.

The protection of the law should be nullified the minute you start breaking it. That's why we have the word 'outlaw'.

[Greek People Nation (GPN)]

no