A human rights law perspective on sensory experience and dignity in detention

Elaine Webster, Natasa Mavronicola

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Abstract

It is widely recognised that human dignity is bound up with embodiment, and that dignity violations are socially-embedded experiences. Besides the ways the sensory can play a key role in the distress and harm that certain circumstances can occasion, sensory experience can also form part of actual and symbolic communication of a person’s perceived exclusion from the human community.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 27 Jun 2022

Keywords

  • human rights
  • torture
  • inhuman treatment
  • degrading treatment
  • body searches
  • prisons
  • dignity

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