imposed for offences committed by children. In addition, the Beijing Rules provide that children shall not be subjected to corporal punishment. The Human Rights Committee has submitted that when dealing with child detainees, , corporal punishment constitutes cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment contrary to article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Thus, children are not supposed to be subjected to any form of cruel treatment whilst in detention. Basically these rules have their foundation from the Convention on the Rights of Children (CRC), and the detention standards are closely linked to those provided for in the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. Main Provisions looked at  Physical environment and accommodation (S.31) – provides that young offenders have the right to facilities and services that meet all the requirements of health and human dignity.  Clothing (S. 36) – states juveniles should have the right to use their own clothes and/or clothing suitable for the climate….  Food & Water (S.37) – provided that juveniles must receive food that is suitably prepared and presented at normal meal times and of good quality and quantity. Clean water has to be always available.  Education and Vocational training ( S.38) – stipulates that juveniles of school going age have the right to education, wherever possible. S. 42 states that juveniles have the right to receive vocational training in areas that can prepare them for future employment.  Recreation ( S.47) – Juveniles have the right to suitable amount of time recreation and physical training/exercises in open air.  Medical care (S. 49) - juveniles need to receive adequate medical care that is both preventative and remedial. Special diets need to be available.  Contact with outside world (S.59) – measures need to me taken to ensure that juveniles have adequate communication with the outside world , to receive regular visits and access to communication means.  Limitations of physical restraint and use of force (S.63) – any instruments of restraint and use of force are prohibited. Such can only be used in exceptional cases where other alternative measures have failed. Disciplinary measures need not be cruel or degrading. b. United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners Some of the relevant provisions of this instrument pertain to the following:  Personal hygiene - inmates should be provided with adequate water, toilet articles and are required to be generally clean. Page 7 of 21