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Article 16 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. See also: Article 15 ICCPR
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Article 15 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1 . No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a criminal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed…
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Article 14 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1. All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals. In the determination of any criminal charge against him, or of his rights and obligations in a suit at law, everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent…
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Article 13 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) An alien lawfully in the territory of a State Party to the present Covenant may be expelled therefrom only in pursuance of a decision reached in accordance with law and shall, except where compelling reasons of national security otherwise require, be allowed to submit the…
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Article 12 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1. Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of movement and freedom to choose his residence. 2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own. 3. The above-mentioned rights shall not be…
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Article 11 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) No one shall be imprisoned merely on the ground of inability to fulfil a contractual obligation. See also: Article 10 ICCPR
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Article 10 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person. 2. (a) Accused persons shall, save in exceptional circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons and shall be subject to separate treatment appropriate…
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Article 9 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are established by law. 2.…
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Article 8 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1. No one shall be held in slavery; slavery and the slave-trade in all their forms shall be prohibited. 2. No one shall be held in servitude. 3. (a) No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour; (b) Paragraph 3 (a) shall…
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Article 7 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation. See also: Article 6 ICCPR