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conventions and taking into account, as appropriate, relevant United Nations
standards and rules, such as the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for
Non-custodial Measures (the Tokyo Rules); 13
25. Also encourages the consideration of the specific needs and possible
multiple vulnerabilities of women drug offenders when imprisoned, in line with the
United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non -custodial
Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules); 14
26. Invites Member States to consider reviewing their drug sentencing
policies and practices in order to facilitate collaboration between justice and public
health authorities in the development and implementation of initiatives that utiliz e
alternative measures to conviction or punishment for appropriate drug -related
offences of a minor nature, subject to the legal frameworks of Member States;
27. Emphasizes the need to enhance the knowledge of policymakers and the
capacity, as appropriate, of relevant national authorities on various aspects of the
world drug problem in order to ensure that national drug policies, as part of a
comprehensive, integrated and balanced approach, fully respect all human rights and
fundamental freedoms and protect the health, safety and well-being of individuals,
families, vulnerable members of society, communities and society as a whole, and to
that end encourages the cooperation of Member States with, and cooperation among,
the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the International Narcotics Control
Board, the World Health Organization and other relevant United Nations entities,
within their respective mandates, including those relevant to the above -mentioned
issues, and relevant regional and international organizations, as well as with civil
society and the private sector, as appropriate;
28. Urges Member States to ensure non-discriminatory access to health, care
and social services in prevention, primary care and treatment programmes, including
those offered to persons in prison or pretrial detention, which are to be on a level
equal to those available in the community, and to ensure that women, including
detained women, have access to adequate health services and counselling, including
those particularly needed during pregnancy;
29. Encourages Member States to promote effective supervision of drug
treatment and rehabilitation facilities by competent domestic authorities so as to
ensure adequate quality of drug treatment and rehabilitation services and p revent
any possible acts of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, in
accordance with domestic legislation and applicable international law;
30. Calls upon Member States to enhance access to treatment for drug use
disorders for those who are incarcerated and promote effective oversight and
encourage, as appropriate, self-assessments of confinement facilities, taking into
consideration the United Nations standards and norms on crime prevention and
criminal justice, including the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the
Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules), 15 implement, where
appropriate, measures aimed at addressing and eliminating prison overcrowding and
violence, and provide capacity-building to relevant national authorities;
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Resolution 45/110, annex.
Resolution 65/229, annex.
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Resolution 70/175, annex.
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