Topic: 2025 – Treatment of Prisoners
Country: China
Delegate Name: Sabrina Green
Human Rights Committee
Treatment of Prisoners
The People’s Republic of China
Sabrina Green
Forest Hills Eastern
The treatment of prisoners has been a prominent topic within the United Nations for a while. Treatment of prisoners is defined as upholding rights whilst maintaining punishment. With the fast increasing population, more and more people are being incarcerated. With the rising number of prisoners in parallel there is also a concern about the treatment of these inmates. The United Nations has closely worked with organizations like the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. This group investigates complaints and takes action based on their findings. The Human Rights Committee also works along with governments in order to help enforce the human rights standards. Since the Human Rights Committee was established, it has sought to uphold the rights of prisoners while also ensuring that prisoners receive their rightful punishment.
China has a long history of enforcing rightful punishments for prisoners. Currently, it is estimated that there are 1.7 million people incarcerated in China. Since the creation of the People’s Republic of China, the government has maintained regulations on its prisoners. In 1994, China created something called the Prison Law of the People’s Republic of China. This system established laws and regulations about China’s involvement with prisoners. The Prison Law of the People’s Republic of China regulates citizens’ rights involving the process of imprisonment and the actual incarceration of a person. Prior to the incarceration of a person, the Prison Law of the People’s Republic of China states that a person shall hold the right to a trial and many other proceedings before admission into a prison. These other proceedings include screenings of a person’s physical health, denying entrance to any children on the premises, and requiring specific documentation before being allowed to be admitted into a prison. Overall, this law, created by the government, ensures the rights of citizens whilst also ensuring all people receive a just punishment.
Ways China is combating the issue of the mistreatment of prisoners are by implementing laws to protect citizens and by taking action along with other countries to create agreements to help stop the maltreatment of inmates. The United Nations has created many treaties and agreements over the years to help combat this pressing issue. China, along with many other countries, has signed these agreements and agreed to help this situation. China has signed 8 of these agreements. China also uses government-organized non-governmental organizations (GONGOs). Specifically, they use government-organized non-governmental organizations that include programs that go towards women’s equality and rights to many other issues.
