http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2020(V-III).03
10.31703/glsr.2020(V-III).03
Published : Sep 2020
Right to Health of Female Prisoners: A Critical Analysis of KP Prison Act in the Light of International Human Rights Law
The paper explores the study of female prisoners who are facing multiple issues regarding health by taking into consideration the rights given to them under international law and how far those rights are available to them within local laws. The miserable conditions of prisoners around the world need no elaborations, particularly in less developed countries are taken into account; it speaks volumes of human right violations. Reviews on the conditions of female prisoners across the globe and how incarceration affects their health is being discussed with special reference to Mandela and Bangkok Rules passed by the United Nations. The study addresses an understanding of whether the available legislative framework in the form of KP prison Act 1894 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa safeguards the rights of access to health care for female prisoners or not. In the end, various suggestions and strategies are given to make a step forward in resolving this issue.
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KP Prison Act 1894, Mandela and Bangkok Rules, Violations, Reforms and limited Resources.
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(1) Sana Zakir
LLM scholar, Department of Law, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Aqeel Khan
Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Sumayya Feroz
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Swabi, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Zakir, S., Khan, M. A., & Feroz, S. (2020). Right to Health of Female Prisoners: A Critical Analysis of KP Prison Act in the Light of International Human Rights Law. Global Legal Studies Review, V(III), 21-32. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2020(V-III).03
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CHICAGO : Zakir, Sana, Muhammad Aqeel Khan, and Sumayya Feroz. 2020. "Right to Health of Female Prisoners: A Critical Analysis of KP Prison Act in the Light of International Human Rights Law." Global Legal Studies Review, V (III): 21-32 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2020(V-III).03
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HARVARD : ZAKIR, S., KHAN, M. A. & FEROZ, S. 2020. Right to Health of Female Prisoners: A Critical Analysis of KP Prison Act in the Light of International Human Rights Law. Global Legal Studies Review, V, 21-32.
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MHRA : Zakir, Sana, Muhammad Aqeel Khan, and Sumayya Feroz. 2020. "Right to Health of Female Prisoners: A Critical Analysis of KP Prison Act in the Light of International Human Rights Law." Global Legal Studies Review, V: 21-32
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MLA : Zakir, Sana, Muhammad Aqeel Khan, and Sumayya Feroz. "Right to Health of Female Prisoners: A Critical Analysis of KP Prison Act in the Light of International Human Rights Law." Global Legal Studies Review, V.III (2020): 21-32 Print.
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OXFORD : Zakir, Sana, Khan, Muhammad Aqeel, and Feroz, Sumayya (2020), "Right to Health of Female Prisoners: A Critical Analysis of KP Prison Act in the Light of International Human Rights Law", Global Legal Studies Review, V (III), 21-32
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TURABIAN : Zakir, Sana, Muhammad Aqeel Khan, and Sumayya Feroz. "Right to Health of Female Prisoners: A Critical Analysis of KP Prison Act in the Light of International Human Rights Law." Global Legal Studies Review V, no. III (2020): 21-32. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2020(V-III).03