Human rights framework for adults in detention

1. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has committed to two discrete but overlapping projects within its current Business Plan, for which it seeks a tender from panel counsel. Counsel will be asked to provide an in-depth legal analysis of the core human rights obligations and standards covering: a) the use of restraint, including but not limited to physical restraint, isolation, chemical restraint, use of Tasers and mechanical restraint used with the intention to modify or control behaviour; and b) Articles 3 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in prisons and youth criminal detention settings.