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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 7
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Political / Criminal Convictions
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p.(None): shall not be the general rule that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody, but release may be subject to
p.(None): guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage of the judicial proceedings, and, should occasion arise, for
p.(None): execution of the judgement.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings before a court,
p.(None): in order that that court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his detention and order his release if the
p.(None): detention is not lawful.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 10
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of
p.(None): the human person.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) Accused persons shall, save in exceptional circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons and shall be subject
p.(None): to separate treatment appropriate to their status as unconvicted persons;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Accused juvenile persons shall be separated from adults and brought as speedily as possible for adjudication.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The penitentiary system shall comprise treatment of prisoners the essential aim of which shall be their reformation
p.(None): and social rehabilitation. Juvenile offenders shall be segregated from adults and be accorded treatment appropriate to
p.(None): their age and legal status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 11
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be imprisoned merely on the ground of inability to fulfil a contractual obligation. Article 12
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of
p.(None): movement and freedom to choose his residence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The above-mentioned rights shall not be subject to any restrictions except those which are provided by law, are
p.(None): necessary to protect national security, public order (ordre public), public health or morals or the rights and freedoms
p.(None): of others, and are consistent with the other rights recognized in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to enter his own country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 13
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): An alien lawfully in the territory of a State Party to the present Covenant may be expelled therefrom only in pursuance
p.(None): of a decision reached in accordance with law and shall, except where compelling reasons of national security otherwise
p.(None): require, be allowed to submit the reasons against his expulsion and to have his case reviewed by, and be represented
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Political / Illegal Activity
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p.(None): other States Parties to the present Covenant, through the intermediary of the Secretary- General of the United Nations,
p.(None): of the provisions from which it has derogated and of the reasons by which it was actuated. A further communication
p.(None): shall be made, through the same intermediary, on the date on which it terminates such derogation.
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 5
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Nothing in the present Covenant may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in
p.(None): any activity or perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms recognized herein or at
p.(None): their limitation to a greater extent than is provided for in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. There shall be no restriction upon or derogation from any of the fundamental human rights recognized or existing in
p.(None): any State Party to the present Covenant pursuant to law, conventions, regulations or custom on the pretext that the
p.(None): present Covenant does not recognize such rights or that it recognizes them to a lesser extent.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART III
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 6
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily
p.(None): deprived of his life.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. In countries which have not abolished the death penalty, sentence of death may be imposed only for the most serious
p.(None): crimes in accordance with the law in force at the time of the commission of the crime and not contrary to the
p.(None): provisions of the present Covenant and to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
p.(None): This penalty can only be carried out pursuant to a final judgement rendered by a competent court.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. When deprivation of life constitutes the crime of genocide, it is understood that nothing in this article shall
p.(None): authorize any State Party to the present Covenant to derogate in any way from any obligation assumed under the
p.(None): provisions of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone sentenced to death shall have the right to seek pardon or commutation of the sentence. Amnesty, pardon or
p.(None): commutation of the sentence of death may be granted in all cases.
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Sentence of death shall not be imposed for crimes committed by persons below eighteen years of age and shall not be
p.(None): carried out on pregnant women.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 6. Nothing in this article shall be invoked to delay or to prevent the abolition of capital punishment by any State
p.(None): Party to the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 7
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one
p.(None): shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 8
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. No one shall be held in slavery; slavery and the slave-trade in all their forms shall be prohibited.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be held in servitude.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Paragraph 3 (a) shall not be held to preclude, in countries where imprisonment with hard labour may be imposed as a
p.(None): punishment for a crime, the performance of hard labour in pursuance of a sentence to such punishment by a competent
p.(None): court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) For the purpose of this paragraph the term "forced or compulsory labour" shall not include:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (i) Any work or service, not referred to in subparagraph (b), normally required of a person who is under detention in
p.(None): consequence of a lawful order of a court, or of a person during conditional release from such detention;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (ii) Any service of a military character and, in countries where conscientious objection is recognized, any national
p.(None): service required by law of conscientious objectors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iii) Any service exacted in cases of emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the community;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iv) Any work or service which forms part of normal civil obligations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 9
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or
p.(None): detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): guarantees, in full equality: (a) To be informed promptly and in detail in a language which he understands of the
p.(None): nature and cause of the charge against him;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence and to communicate with counsel of his own
p.(None): choosing;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To be tried without undue delay;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (d) To be tried in his presence, and to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing; to be
p.(None): informed, if he does not have legal assistance, of this right; and to have legal assistance assigned to him, in any
p.(None): case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by him in any such case if he does not have
p.(None): sufficient means to pay for it;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (e) To examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses
p.(None): on his behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (f) To have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand or speak the language used in court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (g) Not to be compelled to testify against himself or to confess guilt.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. In the case of juvenile persons, the procedure shall be such as will take account of their age and the desirability
p.(None): of promoting their rehabilitation. 5. Everyone convicted of a crime shall have the right to his conviction and sentence
p.(None): being reviewed by a higher tribunal according to law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 6. When a person has by a final decision been convicted of a criminal offence and when subsequently his conviction has
p.(None): been reversed or he has been pardoned on the ground that a new or newly discovered fact shows conclusively that there
p.(None): has been a miscarriage of justice, the person who has suffered punishment as a result of such conviction shall be
p.(None): compensated according to law, unless it is proved that the non-disclosure of the unknown fact in time is wholly or
p.(None): partly attributable to him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 7. No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again for an offence for which he has already been finally convicted
p.(None): or acquitted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of each country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 15
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a
p.(None): criminal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty
p.(None): be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time when the criminal offence was committed. If, subsequent to the
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p.(None): established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly
p.(None): informed of any charges against him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer
p.(None): authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It
p.(None): shall not be the general rule that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody, but release may be subject to
p.(None): guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage of the judicial proceedings, and, should occasion arise, for
p.(None): execution of the judgement.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings before a court,
p.(None): in order that that court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his detention and order his release if the
p.(None): detention is not lawful.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 10
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of
p.(None): the human person.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) Accused persons shall, save in exceptional circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons and shall be subject
p.(None): to separate treatment appropriate to their status as unconvicted persons;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Accused juvenile persons shall be separated from adults and brought as speedily as possible for adjudication.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The penitentiary system shall comprise treatment of prisoners the essential aim of which shall be their reformation
p.(None): and social rehabilitation. Juvenile offenders shall be segregated from adults and be accorded treatment appropriate to
p.(None): their age and legal status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 11
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be imprisoned merely on the ground of inability to fulfil a contractual obligation. Article 12
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of
p.(None): movement and freedom to choose his residence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): compensated according to law, unless it is proved that the non-disclosure of the unknown fact in time is wholly or
p.(None): partly attributable to him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 7. No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again for an offence for which he has already been finally convicted
p.(None): or acquitted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of each country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 15
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a
p.(None): criminal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty
p.(None): be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time when the criminal offence was committed. If, subsequent to the
p.(None): commission of the offence, provision is made by law for the imposition of the lighter penalty, the offender shall
p.(None): benefit thereby.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Nothing in this article shall prejudice the trial and punishment of any person for any act or omission which, at the
p.(None): time when it was committed, was criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of
p.(None): nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 16
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 17
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence,
p.(None): nor to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 18
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to
p.(None): have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and
p.(None): in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his
p.(None): choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and
p.(None): are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when
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Political / criminal
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p.(None): consequence of a lawful order of a court, or of a person during conditional release from such detention;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (ii) Any service of a military character and, in countries where conscientious objection is recognized, any national
p.(None): service required by law of conscientious objectors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iii) Any service exacted in cases of emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the community;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iv) Any work or service which forms part of normal civil obligations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 9
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or
p.(None): detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly
p.(None): informed of any charges against him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer
p.(None): authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It
p.(None): shall not be the general rule that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody, but release may be subject to
p.(None): guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage of the judicial proceedings, and, should occasion arise, for
p.(None): execution of the judgement.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings before a court,
p.(None): in order that that court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his detention and order his release if the
p.(None): detention is not lawful.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 10
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of
p.(None): the human person.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) Accused persons shall, save in exceptional circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons and shall be subject
p.(None): to separate treatment appropriate to their status as unconvicted persons;
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of
p.(None): movement and freedom to choose his residence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The above-mentioned rights shall not be subject to any restrictions except those which are provided by law, are
p.(None): necessary to protect national security, public order (ordre public), public health or morals or the rights and freedoms
p.(None): of others, and are consistent with the other rights recognized in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to enter his own country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 13
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): An alien lawfully in the territory of a State Party to the present Covenant may be expelled therefrom only in pursuance
p.(None): of a decision reached in accordance with law and shall, except where compelling reasons of national security otherwise
p.(None): require, be allowed to submit the reasons against his expulsion and to have his case reviewed by, and be represented
p.(None): for the purpose before, the competent authority or a person or persons especially designated by the competent
p.(None): authority.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 14
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals. In the determination of any criminal charge against him,
p.(None): or of his rights and obligations in a suit at law, everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public hearing by a
p.(None): competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law. The press and the public may be excluded from all or
p.(None): part of a trial for reasons of morals, public order (ordre public) or national security in a democratic society, or
p.(None): when the interest of the private lives of the parties so requires, or to the extent strictly necessary in the opinion
p.(None): of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice; but any judgement
p.(None): rendered in a criminal case or in a suit at law shall be made public except where the interest of juvenile persons
p.(None): otherwise requires or the proceedings concern matrimonial disputes or the guardianship of children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall have the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according
p.(None): to law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. In the determination of any criminal charge against him, everyone shall be entitled to the following minimum
p.(None): guarantees, in full equality: (a) To be informed promptly and in detail in a language which he understands of the
p.(None): nature and cause of the charge against him;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence and to communicate with counsel of his own
p.(None): choosing;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To be tried without undue delay;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (d) To be tried in his presence, and to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing; to be
p.(None): informed, if he does not have legal assistance, of this right; and to have legal assistance assigned to him, in any
p.(None): case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by him in any such case if he does not have
p.(None): sufficient means to pay for it;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (e) To examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses
p.(None): on his behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (f) To have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand or speak the language used in court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (g) Not to be compelled to testify against himself or to confess guilt.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. In the case of juvenile persons, the procedure shall be such as will take account of their age and the desirability
p.(None): of promoting their rehabilitation. 5. Everyone convicted of a crime shall have the right to his conviction and sentence
p.(None): being reviewed by a higher tribunal according to law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 6. When a person has by a final decision been convicted of a criminal offence and when subsequently his conviction has
p.(None): been reversed or he has been pardoned on the ground that a new or newly discovered fact shows conclusively that there
p.(None): has been a miscarriage of justice, the person who has suffered punishment as a result of such conviction shall be
p.(None): compensated according to law, unless it is proved that the non-disclosure of the unknown fact in time is wholly or
p.(None): partly attributable to him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 7. No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again for an offence for which he has already been finally convicted
p.(None): or acquitted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of each country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 15
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a
p.(None): criminal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty
p.(None): be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time when the criminal offence was committed. If, subsequent to the
p.(None): commission of the offence, provision is made by law for the imposition of the lighter penalty, the offender shall
p.(None): benefit thereby.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Nothing in this article shall prejudice the trial and punishment of any person for any act or omission which, at the
p.(None): time when it was committed, was criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of
p.(None): nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 16
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 17
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence,
p.(None): nor to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 18
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to
p.(None): have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and
p.(None): in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (i) Any work or service, not referred to in subparagraph (b), normally required of a person who is under detention in
p.(None): consequence of a lawful order of a court, or of a person during conditional release from such detention;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (ii) Any service of a military character and, in countries where conscientious objection is recognized, any national
p.(None): service required by law of conscientious objectors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iii) Any service exacted in cases of emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the community;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iv) Any work or service which forms part of normal civil obligations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 9
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or
p.(None): detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly
p.(None): informed of any charges against him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer
p.(None): authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It
p.(None): shall not be the general rule that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody, but release may be subject to
p.(None): guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage of the judicial proceedings, and, should occasion arise, for
p.(None): execution of the judgement.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings before a court,
p.(None): in order that that court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his detention and order his release if the
p.(None): detention is not lawful.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 10
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of
p.(None): the human person.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) Accused persons shall, save in exceptional circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons and shall be subject
p.(None): to separate treatment appropriate to their status as unconvicted persons;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Accused juvenile persons shall be separated from adults and brought as speedily as possible for adjudication.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The penitentiary system shall comprise treatment of prisoners the essential aim of which shall be their reformation
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be held in servitude.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Paragraph 3 (a) shall not be held to preclude, in countries where imprisonment with hard labour may be imposed as a
p.(None): punishment for a crime, the performance of hard labour in pursuance of a sentence to such punishment by a competent
p.(None): court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) For the purpose of this paragraph the term "forced or compulsory labour" shall not include:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (i) Any work or service, not referred to in subparagraph (b), normally required of a person who is under detention in
p.(None): consequence of a lawful order of a court, or of a person during conditional release from such detention;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (ii) Any service of a military character and, in countries where conscientious objection is recognized, any national
p.(None): service required by law of conscientious objectors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iii) Any service exacted in cases of emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the community;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iv) Any work or service which forms part of normal civil obligations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 9
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or
p.(None): detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly
p.(None): informed of any charges against him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer
p.(None): authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It
p.(None): shall not be the general rule that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody, but release may be subject to
p.(None): guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage of the judicial proceedings, and, should occasion arise, for
p.(None): execution of the judgement.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings before a court,
p.(None): in order that that court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his detention and order his release if the
p.(None): detention is not lawful.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 10
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of
p.(None): the human person.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) Accused persons shall, save in exceptional circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons and shall be subject
p.(None): to separate treatment appropriate to their status as unconvicted persons;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Accused juvenile persons shall be separated from adults and brought as speedily as possible for adjudication.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The penitentiary system shall comprise treatment of prisoners the essential aim of which shall be their reformation
p.(None): and social rehabilitation. Juvenile offenders shall be segregated from adults and be accorded treatment appropriate to
p.(None): their age and legal status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 11
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be imprisoned merely on the ground of inability to fulfil a contractual obligation. Article 12
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of
p.(None): movement and freedom to choose his residence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The above-mentioned rights shall not be subject to any restrictions except those which are provided by law, are
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p.(None): punishment for a crime, the performance of hard labour in pursuance of a sentence to such punishment by a competent
p.(None): court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) For the purpose of this paragraph the term "forced or compulsory labour" shall not include:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (i) Any work or service, not referred to in subparagraph (b), normally required of a person who is under detention in
p.(None): consequence of a lawful order of a court, or of a person during conditional release from such detention;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (ii) Any service of a military character and, in countries where conscientious objection is recognized, any national
p.(None): service required by law of conscientious objectors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iii) Any service exacted in cases of emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the community;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iv) Any work or service which forms part of normal civil obligations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 9
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or
p.(None): detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly
p.(None): informed of any charges against him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer
p.(None): authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It
p.(None): shall not be the general rule that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody, but release may be subject to
p.(None): guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage of the judicial proceedings, and, should occasion arise, for
p.(None): execution of the judgement.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings before a court,
p.(None): in order that that court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his detention and order his release if the
p.(None): detention is not lawful.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 10
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of
p.(None): the human person.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Realizing that the individual, having duties to other individuals and to the community to which he belongs, is under a
p.(None): responsibility to strive for the promotion and observance of the rights recognized in the present Covenant,
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Agree upon the following articles:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART I
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 1
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political
p.(None): status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources without prejudice to any
p.(None): obligations arising out of international economic co-operation, based upon the principle of mutual benefit, and
p.(None): international law. In no case may a people be deprived of its own means of subsistence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The States Parties to the present Covenant, including those having responsibility for the administration of
p.(None): Non-Self-Governing and Trust Territories, shall promote the realization of the right of self-determination, and shall
p.(None): respect that right, in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART II
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 2
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory
p.(None): and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such as
p.(None): race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other
p.(None): status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Where not already provided for by existing legislative or other measures, each State Party to the present Covenant
p.(None): undertakes to take the necessary steps, in accordance with its constitutional processes and with the provisions of the
p.(None): present Covenant, to adopt such laws or other measures as may be necessary to give effect to the rights recognized in
p.(None): the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes:
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms as herein recognized are violated shall have an effective
p.(None): remedy, notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial,
p.(None): administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the
p.(None): State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 3
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all
p.(None): civil and political rights set forth in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 4
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . In time of public emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the existence of which is officially
p.(None): proclaimed, the States Parties to the present Covenant may take measures derogating from their obligations under the
p.(None): present Covenant to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are
p.(None): not inconsistent with their other obligations under international law and do not involve discrimination solely on the
p.(None): ground of race, colour, sex, language, religion or social origin.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No derogation from articles 6, 7, 8 (paragraphs I and 2), 11, 15, 16 and 18 may be made under this provision.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Any State Party to the present Covenant availing itself of the right of derogation shall immediately inform the
p.(None): other States Parties to the present Covenant, through the intermediary of the Secretary- General of the United Nations,
p.(None): of the provisions from which it has derogated and of the reasons by which it was actuated. A further communication
p.(None): shall be made, through the same intermediary, on the date on which it terminates such derogation.
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 5
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Nothing in the present Covenant may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in
p.(None): any activity or perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms recognized herein or at
p.(None): their limitation to a greater extent than is provided for in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. There shall be no restriction upon or derogation from any of the fundamental human rights recognized or existing in
p.(None): any State Party to the present Covenant pursuant to law, conventions, regulations or custom on the pretext that the
p.(None): present Covenant does not recognize such rights or that it recognizes them to a lesser extent.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART III
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 6
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily
p.(None): deprived of his life.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. In countries which have not abolished the death penalty, sentence of death may be imposed only for the most serious
p.(None): crimes in accordance with the law in force at the time of the commission of the crime and not contrary to the
p.(None): provisions of the present Covenant and to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
p.(None): This penalty can only be carried out pursuant to a final judgement rendered by a competent court.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. When deprivation of life constitutes the crime of genocide, it is understood that nothing in this article shall
p.(None): authorize any State Party to the present Covenant to derogate in any way from any obligation assumed under the
p.(None): provisions of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone sentenced to death shall have the right to seek pardon or commutation of the sentence. Amnesty, pardon or
p.(None): commutation of the sentence of death may be granted in all cases.
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Sentence of death shall not be imposed for crimes committed by persons below eighteen years of age and shall not be
p.(None): carried out on pregnant women.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 6. Nothing in this article shall be invoked to delay or to prevent the abolition of capital punishment by any State
p.(None): Party to the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 7
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one
p.(None): shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 8
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. No one shall be held in slavery; slavery and the slave-trade in all their forms shall be prohibited.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be held in servitude.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Paragraph 3 (a) shall not be held to preclude, in countries where imprisonment with hard labour may be imposed as a
p.(None): punishment for a crime, the performance of hard labour in pursuance of a sentence to such punishment by a competent
p.(None): court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) For the purpose of this paragraph the term "forced or compulsory labour" shall not include:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (i) Any work or service, not referred to in subparagraph (b), normally required of a person who is under detention in
p.(None): consequence of a lawful order of a court, or of a person during conditional release from such detention;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (ii) Any service of a military character and, in countries where conscientious objection is recognized, any national
p.(None): service required by law of conscientious objectors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Accused juvenile persons shall be separated from adults and brought as speedily as possible for adjudication.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The penitentiary system shall comprise treatment of prisoners the essential aim of which shall be their reformation
p.(None): and social rehabilitation. Juvenile offenders shall be segregated from adults and be accorded treatment appropriate to
p.(None): their age and legal status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 11
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be imprisoned merely on the ground of inability to fulfil a contractual obligation. Article 12
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of
p.(None): movement and freedom to choose his residence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The above-mentioned rights shall not be subject to any restrictions except those which are provided by law, are
p.(None): necessary to protect national security, public order (ordre public), public health or morals or the rights and freedoms
p.(None): of others, and are consistent with the other rights recognized in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to enter his own country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 13
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): An alien lawfully in the territory of a State Party to the present Covenant may be expelled therefrom only in pursuance
p.(None): of a decision reached in accordance with law and shall, except where compelling reasons of national security otherwise
p.(None): require, be allowed to submit the reasons against his expulsion and to have his case reviewed by, and be represented
p.(None): for the purpose before, the competent authority or a person or persons especially designated by the competent
p.(None): authority.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 14
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals. In the determination of any criminal charge against him,
p.(None): or of his rights and obligations in a suit at law, everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public hearing by a
p.(None): competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law. The press and the public may be excluded from all or
p.(None): part of a trial for reasons of morals, public order (ordre public) or national security in a democratic society, or
p.(None): when the interest of the private lives of the parties so requires, or to the extent strictly necessary in the opinion
p.(None): of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice; but any judgement
p.(None): rendered in a criminal case or in a suit at law shall be made public except where the interest of juvenile persons
p.(None): otherwise requires or the proceedings concern matrimonial disputes or the guardianship of children.
p.(None):
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p.(None): In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall
p.(None): not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and
p.(None): practise their own religion, or to use their own language.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART IV
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 28
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. There shall be established a Human Rights Committee (hereafter referred to in the present Covenant as the
p.(None): Committee). It shall consist of eighteen members and shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The Committee shall be composed of nationals of the States Parties to the present Covenant who shall be persons of
p.(None): high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights, consideration being given to the
p.(None): usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The members of the Committee shall be elected and shall serve in their personal capacity.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 29
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of persons possessing the qualifications
p.(None): prescribed in article 28 and nominated for the purpose by the States Parties to the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Each State Party to the present Covenant may nominate not more than two persons. These persons shall be nationals of
p.(None): the nominating State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. A person shall be eligible for renomination.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 30
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The initial election shall be held no later than six months after the date of the entry into force of the present
p.(None): Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. At least four months before the date of each election to the Committee, other than an election to fill a vacancy
p.(None): declared in accordance with article 34, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall address a written invitation
p.(None): to the States Parties to the present Covenant to submit their nominations for membership of the Committee within three
p.(None): months.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall prepare a list in alphabetical order of all the persons thus
p.(None): nominated, with an indication of the States Parties which have nominated them, and shall submit it to the States
p.(None): Parties to the present Covenant no later than one month before the date of each election.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Elections of the members of the Committee shall be held at a meeting of the States Parties to the present Covenant
p.(None): convened by the Secretary General of the United Nations at the Headquarters of the United Nations. At that meeting, for
p.(None): which two thirds of the States Parties to the present Covenant shall constitute a quorum, the persons elected to the
p.(None): Committee shall be those nominees who obtain the largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the
p.(None): representatives of States Parties present and voting.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 31
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 40
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to submit reports on the measures they have adopted which give
p.(None): effect to the rights recognized herein and on the progress made in the enjoyment of those rights: (a) Within one year
p.(None): of the entry into force of the present Covenant for the States Parties concerned;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Thereafter whenever the Committee so requests.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. All reports shall be submitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit them to the
p.(None): Committee for consideration. Reports shall indicate the factors and difficulties, if any, affecting the implementation
p.(None): of the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The Secretary-General of the United Nations may, after consultation with the Committee, transmit to the specialized
p.(None): agencies concerned copies of such parts of the reports as may fall within their field of competence.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. The Committee shall study the reports submitted by the States Parties to the present Covenant. It shall transmit its
p.(None): reports, and such general comments as it may consider appropriate, to the States Parties. The Committee may also
p.(None): transmit to the Economic and Social Council these comments along with the copies of the reports it has received from
p.(None): States Parties to the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. The States Parties to the present Covenant may submit to the Committee observations on any comments that may be made
p.(None): in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 41
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. A State Party to the present Covenant may at any time declare under this article that it recognizes the competence
p.(None): of the Committee to receive and consider communications to the effect that a State Party claims that another State
p.(None): Party is not fulfilling its obligations under the present Covenant. Communications under this article may be received
p.(None): and considered only if submitted by a State Party which has made a declaration recognizing in regard to itself the
p.(None): competence of the Committee. No communication shall be received by the Committee if it concerns a State Party which has
p.(None): not made such a declaration. Communications received under this article shall be dealt with in accordance with the
p.(None): following procedure:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) If a State Party to the present Covenant considers that another State Party is not giving effect to the provisions
p.(None): of the present Covenant, it may, by written communication, bring the matter to the attention of that State Party.
p.(None): Within three months after the receipt of the communication the receiving State shall afford the State which sent the
p.(None): communication an explanation, or any other statement in writing clarifying the matter which should include, to the
p.(None): extent possible and pertinent, reference to domestic procedures and remedies taken, pending, or available in the
p.(None): matter;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) If the matter is not adjusted to the satisfaction of both States Parties concerned within six months after the
p.(None): receipt by the receiving State of the initial communication, either State shall have the right to refer the matter to
p.(None): the Committee, by notice given to the Committee and to the other State;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) The Committee shall deal with a matter referred to it only after it has ascertained that all available domestic
p.(None): remedies have been invoked and exhausted in the matter, in conformity with the generally recognized principles of
p.(None): international law. This shall not be the rule where the application of the remedies is unreasonably prolonged;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (d) The Committee shall hold closed meetings when examining communications under this article;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (e) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (c), the Committee shall make available its good offices to the States
p.(None): Parties concerned with a view to a friendly solution of the matter on the basis of respect for human rights and
p.(None): fundamental freedoms as recognized in the present Covenant;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (f) In any matter referred to it, the Committee may call upon the States Parties concerned, referred to in subparagraph
p.(None): (b), to supply any relevant information;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (g) The States Parties concerned, referred to in subparagraph (b), shall have the right to be represented when the
p.(None): matter is being considered in the Committee and to make submissions orally and/or in writing;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (h) The Committee shall, within twelve months after the date of receipt of notice under subparagraph (b), submit a
p.(None): report:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (i) If a solution within the terms of subparagraph (e) is reached, the Committee shall confine its report to a brief
p.(None): statement of the facts and of the solution reached;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (ii) If a solution within the terms of subparagraph (e) is not reached, the Committee shall confine its report to a
p.(None): brief statement of the facts; the written submissions and record of the oral submissions made by the States Parties
p.(None): concerned shall be attached to the report. In every matter, the report shall be communicated to the States Parties
p.(None): concerned.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The provisions of this article shall come into force when ten States Parties to the present Covenant have made
p.(None): declarations under paragraph I of this article. Such declarations shall be deposited by the States Parties with the
p.(None): Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit copies thereof to the other States Parties. A declaration
p.(None): may be withdrawn at any time by notification to the Secretary- General. Such a withdrawal shall not prejudice the
p.(None): consideration of any matter which is the subject of a communication already transmitted under this article; no further
p.(None): communication by any State Party shall be received after the notification of withdrawal of the declaration has been
p.(None): received by the Secretary-General, unless the State Party concerned has made a new declaration.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 42
p.(None):
p.(None): 1.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) If a matter referred to the Committee in accordance with article 41 is not resolved to the satisfaction of the
p.(None): States Parties concerned, the Committee may, with the prior consent of the States Parties concerned, appoint an ad hoc
p.(None): Conciliation Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission). The good offices of the Commission shall be made
p.(None): available to the States Parties concerned with a view to an amicable solution of the matter on the basis of respect for
p.(None): the present Covenant;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) The Commission shall consist of five persons acceptable to the States Parties concerned. If the States Parties
p.(None): concerned fail to reach agreement within three months on all or part of the composition of the Commission, the members
p.(None): of the Commission concerning whom no agreement has been reached shall be elected by secret ballot by a two-thirds
p.(None): majority vote of the Committee from among its members.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The members of the Commission shall serve in their personal capacity. They shall not be nationals of the States
p.(None): Parties concerned, or of a State not Party to the present Covenant, or of a State Party which has not made a
p.(None): declaration under article 41.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The Commission shall elect its own Chairman and adopt its own rules of procedure.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. The meetings of the Commission shall normally be held at the Headquarters of the United Nations or at the United
p.(None): Nations Office at Geneva. However, they may be held at such other convenient places as the Commission may determine in
p.(None): consultation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the States Parties concerned.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. The secretariat provided in accordance with article 36 shall also service the commissions appointed under this
p.(None): article.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 6. The information received and collated by the Committee shall be made available to the Commission and the Commission
p.(None): may call upon the States Parties concerned to supply any other relevant information.
p.(None):
p.(None): 7. When the Commission has fully considered the matter, but in any event not later than twelve months after having been
p.(None): seized of the matter, it shall submit to the Chairman of the Committee a report for communication to the States Parties
p.(None): concerned:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) If the Commission is unable to complete its consideration of the matter within twelve months, it shall confine its
p.(None): report to a brief statement of the status of its consideration of the matter;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) If an amicable solution to the matter on tie basis of respect for human rights as recognized in the present
p.(None): Covenant is reached, the Commission shall confine its report to a brief statement of the facts and of the solution
p.(None): reached;
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The provisions for the implementation of the present Covenant shall apply without prejudice to the procedures
p.(None): prescribed in the field of human rights by or under the constituent instruments and the conventions of the United
p.(None): Nations and of the specialized agencies and shall not prevent the States Parties to the present Covenant from having
p.(None): recourse to other procedures for settling a dispute in accordance with general or special international agreements in
p.(None): force between them.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 45
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The Committee shall submit to the General Assembly of the United Nations, through the Economic and Social Council, an
p.(None): annual report on its activities.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART V
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 46
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Nothing in the present Covenant shall be interpreted as impairing the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations
p.(None): and of the constitutions of the specialized agencies which define the respective responsibilities of the various organs
p.(None): of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies in regard to the matters dealt with in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 47
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Nothing in the present Covenant shall be interpreted as impairing the inherent right of all peoples to enjoy and
p.(None): utilize fully and freely their natural wealth and resources.
p.(None):
p.(None): PART VI
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 48
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The present Covenant is open for signature by any State Member of the United Nations or member of any of its
p.(None): specialized agencies, by any State Party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and by any other State
p.(None): which has been invited by the General Assembly of the United Nations to become a Party to the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The present Covenant is subject to ratification. Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the
p.(None): Secretary-General of the United Nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The present Covenant shall be open to accession by any State referred to in paragraph 1 of this article.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary- General of the United
p.(None): Nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all States which have signed this Covenant or acceded to it
p.(None): of the deposit of each instrument of ratification or accession.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 49
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The present Covenant shall enter into force three months after the date of the deposit with the Secretary-General of
p.(None): the United Nations of the thirty-fifth instrument of ratification or instrument of accession.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. For each State ratifying the present Covenant or acceding to it after the deposit of the thirty-fifth instrument of
p.(None): ratification or instrument of accession, the present Covenant shall enter into force three months after the date of the
p.(None): deposit of its own instrument of ratification or instrument of accession.
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 50
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The provisions of the present Covenant shall extend to all parts of federal States without any limitations or
p.(None): exceptions.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 51
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Any State Party to the present Covenant may propose an amendment and file it with the Secretary-General of the
p.(None): United Nations. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall thereupon communicate any proposed amendments to the
p.(None): States Parties to the present Covenant with a request that they notify him whether they favour a conference of States
p.(None): Parties for the purpose of considering and voting upon the proposals. In the event that at least one third of the
p.(None): States Parties favours such a conference, the Secretary-General shall convene the conference under the auspices of the
p.(None): United Nations. Any amendment adopted by a majority of the States Parties present and voting at the conference shall be
p.(None): submitted to the General Assembly of the United Nations for approval.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Amendments shall come into force when they have been approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations and
p.(None): accepted by a two-thirds majority of the States Parties to the present Covenant in accordance with their respective
p.(None): constitutional processes. 3. When amendments come into force, they shall be binding on those States Parties which have
p.(None): accepted them, other States Parties still being bound by the provisions of the present Covenant and any earlier
p.(None): amendment which they have accepted.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 52
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Irrespective of the notifications made under article 48, paragraph 5, the Secretary-General of the United Nations
p.(None): shall inform all States referred to in paragraph I of the same article of the following particulars:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) Signatures, ratifications and accessions under article 48;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A
p.(None): (XXI) of 16 December 1966, entry into force 23 March 1976, in accordance with Article 49
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Preamble
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The States Parties to the present Covenant,
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the
p.(None): inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of
p.(None): freedom, justice and peace in the world,
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Recognizing that these rights derive from the inherent dignity of the human person,
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Recognizing that, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ideal of free human beings enjoying
p.(None): civil and political freedom and freedom from fear and want can only be achieved if conditions are created whereby
p.(None): everyone may enjoy his civil and political rights, as well as his economic, social and cultural rights,
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Considering the obligation of States under the Charter of the United Nations to promote universal respect for, and
p.(None): observance of, human rights and freedoms,
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Realizing that the individual, having duties to other individuals and to the community to which he belongs, is under a
p.(None): responsibility to strive for the promotion and observance of the rights recognized in the present Covenant,
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Agree upon the following articles:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART I
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 1
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political
p.(None): status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources without prejudice to any
p.(None): obligations arising out of international economic co-operation, based upon the principle of mutual benefit, and
p.(None): international law. In no case may a people be deprived of its own means of subsistence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The States Parties to the present Covenant, including those having responsibility for the administration of
p.(None): Non-Self-Governing and Trust Territories, shall promote the realization of the right of self-determination, and shall
p.(None): respect that right, in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART II
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 2
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory
p.(None): and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such as
p.(None): race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other
p.(None): status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Where not already provided for by existing legislative or other measures, each State Party to the present Covenant
p.(None): undertakes to take the necessary steps, in accordance with its constitutional processes and with the provisions of the
p.(None): present Covenant, to adopt such laws or other measures as may be necessary to give effect to the rights recognized in
p.(None): the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes:
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms as herein recognized are violated shall have an effective
p.(None): remedy, notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial,
p.(None): administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the
p.(None): State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 3
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all
p.(None): civil and political rights set forth in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 4
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . In time of public emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the existence of which is officially
p.(None): proclaimed, the States Parties to the present Covenant may take measures derogating from their obligations under the
p.(None): present Covenant to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are
p.(None): not inconsistent with their other obligations under international law and do not involve discrimination solely on the
p.(None): ground of race, colour, sex, language, religion or social origin.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No derogation from articles 6, 7, 8 (paragraphs I and 2), 11, 15, 16 and 18 may be made under this provision.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Any State Party to the present Covenant availing itself of the right of derogation shall immediately inform the
p.(None): other States Parties to the present Covenant, through the intermediary of the Secretary- General of the United Nations,
p.(None): of the provisions from which it has derogated and of the reasons by which it was actuated. A further communication
p.(None): shall be made, through the same intermediary, on the date on which it terminates such derogation.
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 5
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Nothing in the present Covenant may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in
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p.(None): 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 25
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and
p.(None): without unreasonable restrictions:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be
p.(None): held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 26
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In
p.(None): this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all
p.(None):
p.(None): persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language,
p.(None): religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 27
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall
p.(None): not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and
p.(None): practise their own religion, or to use their own language.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART IV
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 28
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. There shall be established a Human Rights Committee (hereafter referred to in the present Covenant as the
p.(None): Committee). It shall consist of eighteen members and shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The Committee shall be composed of nationals of the States Parties to the present Covenant who shall be persons of
p.(None): high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights, consideration being given to the
p.(None): usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The members of the Committee shall be elected and shall serve in their personal capacity.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 29
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): undertakes to take the necessary steps, in accordance with its constitutional processes and with the provisions of the
p.(None): present Covenant, to adopt such laws or other measures as may be necessary to give effect to the rights recognized in
p.(None): the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes:
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms as herein recognized are violated shall have an effective
p.(None): remedy, notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial,
p.(None): administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the
p.(None): State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 3
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all
p.(None): civil and political rights set forth in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 4
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . In time of public emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the existence of which is officially
p.(None): proclaimed, the States Parties to the present Covenant may take measures derogating from their obligations under the
p.(None): present Covenant to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are
p.(None): not inconsistent with their other obligations under international law and do not involve discrimination solely on the
p.(None): ground of race, colour, sex, language, religion or social origin.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No derogation from articles 6, 7, 8 (paragraphs I and 2), 11, 15, 16 and 18 may be made under this provision.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Any State Party to the present Covenant availing itself of the right of derogation shall immediately inform the
p.(None): other States Parties to the present Covenant, through the intermediary of the Secretary- General of the United Nations,
p.(None): of the provisions from which it has derogated and of the reasons by which it was actuated. A further communication
p.(None): shall be made, through the same intermediary, on the date on which it terminates such derogation.
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 5
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Nothing in the present Covenant may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in
p.(None): any activity or perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms recognized herein or at
p.(None): their limitation to a greater extent than is provided for in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A
p.(None): (XXI) of 16 December 1966, entry into force 23 March 1976, in accordance with Article 49
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Preamble
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The States Parties to the present Covenant,
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the
p.(None): inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of
p.(None): freedom, justice and peace in the world,
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Recognizing that these rights derive from the inherent dignity of the human person,
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Recognizing that, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ideal of free human beings enjoying
p.(None): civil and political freedom and freedom from fear and want can only be achieved if conditions are created whereby
p.(None): everyone may enjoy his civil and political rights, as well as his economic, social and cultural rights,
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Considering the obligation of States under the Charter of the United Nations to promote universal respect for, and
p.(None): observance of, human rights and freedoms,
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Realizing that the individual, having duties to other individuals and to the community to which he belongs, is under a
p.(None): responsibility to strive for the promotion and observance of the rights recognized in the present Covenant,
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Agree upon the following articles:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART I
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 1
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political
p.(None): status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): partly attributable to him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 7. No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again for an offence for which he has already been finally convicted
p.(None): or acquitted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of each country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 15
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a
p.(None): criminal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty
p.(None): be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time when the criminal offence was committed. If, subsequent to the
p.(None): commission of the offence, provision is made by law for the imposition of the lighter penalty, the offender shall
p.(None): benefit thereby.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Nothing in this article shall prejudice the trial and punishment of any person for any act or omission which, at the
p.(None): time when it was committed, was criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of
p.(None): nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 16
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 17
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence,
p.(None): nor to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 18
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to
p.(None): have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and
p.(None): in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his
p.(None): choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and
p.(None): are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
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p.(None): protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 22
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of association with others, including the right to form and join trade
p.(None): unions for the protection of his interests.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those which are prescribed by law and which
p.(None): are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order (ordre
p.(None): public), the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. This article
p.(None): shall not prevent the imposition of lawful restrictions on members of the armed forces and of the police in their
p.(None): exercise of this right.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Nothing in this article shall authorize States Parties to the International Labour Organisation Convention of 1948
p.(None): concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize to take legislative measures which would
p.(None): prejudice, or to apply the law in such a manner as to prejudice, the guarantees provided for in that Convention.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 23
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the
p.(None): State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and
p.(None): responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. In the case of dissolution,
p.(None): provision shall be made for the necessary protection of any children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 24
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social
p.(None): origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the
p.(None): part of his family, society and the State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 25
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and
p.(None): without unreasonable restrictions:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be
p.(None): held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 26
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In
p.(None): this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all
p.(None):
p.(None): persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language,
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p.(None):
p.(None): PART III
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 6
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily
p.(None): deprived of his life.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. In countries which have not abolished the death penalty, sentence of death may be imposed only for the most serious
p.(None): crimes in accordance with the law in force at the time of the commission of the crime and not contrary to the
p.(None): provisions of the present Covenant and to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
p.(None): This penalty can only be carried out pursuant to a final judgement rendered by a competent court.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. When deprivation of life constitutes the crime of genocide, it is understood that nothing in this article shall
p.(None): authorize any State Party to the present Covenant to derogate in any way from any obligation assumed under the
p.(None): provisions of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone sentenced to death shall have the right to seek pardon or commutation of the sentence. Amnesty, pardon or
p.(None): commutation of the sentence of death may be granted in all cases.
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Sentence of death shall not be imposed for crimes committed by persons below eighteen years of age and shall not be
p.(None): carried out on pregnant women.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 6. Nothing in this article shall be invoked to delay or to prevent the abolition of capital punishment by any State
p.(None): Party to the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 7
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one
p.(None): shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 8
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. No one shall be held in slavery; slavery and the slave-trade in all their forms shall be prohibited.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be held in servitude.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Paragraph 3 (a) shall not be held to preclude, in countries where imprisonment with hard labour may be imposed as a
p.(None): punishment for a crime, the performance of hard labour in pursuance of a sentence to such punishment by a competent
p.(None): court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) For the purpose of this paragraph the term "forced or compulsory labour" shall not include:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (i) Any work or service, not referred to in subparagraph (b), normally required of a person who is under detention in
p.(None): consequence of a lawful order of a court, or of a person during conditional release from such detention;
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 24
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social
p.(None): origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the
p.(None): part of his family, society and the State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 25
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and
p.(None): without unreasonable restrictions:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be
p.(None): held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 26
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In
p.(None): this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all
p.(None):
p.(None): persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language,
p.(None): religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 27
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall
p.(None): not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and
p.(None): practise their own religion, or to use their own language.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART IV
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 28
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART III
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 6
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily
p.(None): deprived of his life.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. In countries which have not abolished the death penalty, sentence of death may be imposed only for the most serious
p.(None): crimes in accordance with the law in force at the time of the commission of the crime and not contrary to the
p.(None): provisions of the present Covenant and to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
p.(None): This penalty can only be carried out pursuant to a final judgement rendered by a competent court.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. When deprivation of life constitutes the crime of genocide, it is understood that nothing in this article shall
p.(None): authorize any State Party to the present Covenant to derogate in any way from any obligation assumed under the
p.(None): provisions of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone sentenced to death shall have the right to seek pardon or commutation of the sentence. Amnesty, pardon or
p.(None): commutation of the sentence of death may be granted in all cases.
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Sentence of death shall not be imposed for crimes committed by persons below eighteen years of age and shall not be
p.(None): carried out on pregnant women.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 6. Nothing in this article shall be invoked to delay or to prevent the abolition of capital punishment by any State
p.(None): Party to the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 7
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one
p.(None): shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 8
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. No one shall be held in slavery; slavery and the slave-trade in all their forms shall be prohibited.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be held in servitude.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Paragraph 3 (a) shall not be held to preclude, in countries where imprisonment with hard labour may be imposed as a
p.(None): punishment for a crime, the performance of hard labour in pursuance of a sentence to such punishment by a competent
p.(None): court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) For the purpose of this paragraph the term "forced or compulsory labour" shall not include:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (i) Any work or service, not referred to in subparagraph (b), normally required of a person who is under detention in
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p.(None): execution of the judgement.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings before a court,
p.(None): in order that that court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his detention and order his release if the
p.(None): detention is not lawful.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 10
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of
p.(None): the human person.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) Accused persons shall, save in exceptional circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons and shall be subject
p.(None): to separate treatment appropriate to their status as unconvicted persons;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Accused juvenile persons shall be separated from adults and brought as speedily as possible for adjudication.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The penitentiary system shall comprise treatment of prisoners the essential aim of which shall be their reformation
p.(None): and social rehabilitation. Juvenile offenders shall be segregated from adults and be accorded treatment appropriate to
p.(None): their age and legal status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 11
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be imprisoned merely on the ground of inability to fulfil a contractual obligation. Article 12
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of
p.(None): movement and freedom to choose his residence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The above-mentioned rights shall not be subject to any restrictions except those which are provided by law, are
p.(None): necessary to protect national security, public order (ordre public), public health or morals or the rights and freedoms
p.(None): of others, and are consistent with the other rights recognized in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to enter his own country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 13
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): An alien lawfully in the territory of a State Party to the present Covenant may be expelled therefrom only in pursuance
p.(None): of a decision reached in accordance with law and shall, except where compelling reasons of national security otherwise
p.(None): require, be allowed to submit the reasons against his expulsion and to have his case reviewed by, and be represented
p.(None): for the purpose before, the competent authority or a person or persons especially designated by the competent
p.(None): authority.
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): to law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. In the determination of any criminal charge against him, everyone shall be entitled to the following minimum
p.(None): guarantees, in full equality: (a) To be informed promptly and in detail in a language which he understands of the
p.(None): nature and cause of the charge against him;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence and to communicate with counsel of his own
p.(None): choosing;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To be tried without undue delay;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (d) To be tried in his presence, and to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing; to be
p.(None): informed, if he does not have legal assistance, of this right; and to have legal assistance assigned to him, in any
p.(None): case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by him in any such case if he does not have
p.(None): sufficient means to pay for it;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (e) To examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses
p.(None): on his behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (f) To have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand or speak the language used in court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (g) Not to be compelled to testify against himself or to confess guilt.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. In the case of juvenile persons, the procedure shall be such as will take account of their age and the desirability
p.(None): of promoting their rehabilitation. 5. Everyone convicted of a crime shall have the right to his conviction and sentence
p.(None): being reviewed by a higher tribunal according to law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 6. When a person has by a final decision been convicted of a criminal offence and when subsequently his conviction has
p.(None): been reversed or he has been pardoned on the ground that a new or newly discovered fact shows conclusively that there
p.(None): has been a miscarriage of justice, the person who has suffered punishment as a result of such conviction shall be
p.(None): compensated according to law, unless it is proved that the non-disclosure of the unknown fact in time is wholly or
p.(None): partly attributable to him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 7. No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again for an offence for which he has already been finally convicted
p.(None): or acquitted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of each country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 15
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a
p.(None): criminal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty
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p.(None): unions for the protection of his interests.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those which are prescribed by law and which
p.(None): are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order (ordre
p.(None): public), the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. This article
p.(None): shall not prevent the imposition of lawful restrictions on members of the armed forces and of the police in their
p.(None): exercise of this right.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Nothing in this article shall authorize States Parties to the International Labour Organisation Convention of 1948
p.(None): concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize to take legislative measures which would
p.(None): prejudice, or to apply the law in such a manner as to prejudice, the guarantees provided for in that Convention.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 23
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the
p.(None): State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and
p.(None): responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. In the case of dissolution,
p.(None): provision shall be made for the necessary protection of any children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 24
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social
p.(None): origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the
p.(None): part of his family, society and the State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Nothing in this article shall authorize States Parties to the International Labour Organisation Convention of 1948
p.(None): concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize to take legislative measures which would
p.(None): prejudice, or to apply the law in such a manner as to prejudice, the guarantees provided for in that Convention.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 23
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the
p.(None): State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and
p.(None): responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. In the case of dissolution,
p.(None): provision shall be made for the necessary protection of any children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 24
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social
p.(None): origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the
p.(None): part of his family, society and the State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 25
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and
p.(None): without unreasonable restrictions:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be
p.(None): held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 26
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In
p.(None): this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all
p.(None):
p.(None): persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language,
p.(None): religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 27
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): of a decision reached in accordance with law and shall, except where compelling reasons of national security otherwise
p.(None): require, be allowed to submit the reasons against his expulsion and to have his case reviewed by, and be represented
p.(None): for the purpose before, the competent authority or a person or persons especially designated by the competent
p.(None): authority.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 14
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals. In the determination of any criminal charge against him,
p.(None): or of his rights and obligations in a suit at law, everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public hearing by a
p.(None): competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law. The press and the public may be excluded from all or
p.(None): part of a trial for reasons of morals, public order (ordre public) or national security in a democratic society, or
p.(None): when the interest of the private lives of the parties so requires, or to the extent strictly necessary in the opinion
p.(None): of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice; but any judgement
p.(None): rendered in a criminal case or in a suit at law shall be made public except where the interest of juvenile persons
p.(None): otherwise requires or the proceedings concern matrimonial disputes or the guardianship of children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall have the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according
p.(None): to law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. In the determination of any criminal charge against him, everyone shall be entitled to the following minimum
p.(None): guarantees, in full equality: (a) To be informed promptly and in detail in a language which he understands of the
p.(None): nature and cause of the charge against him;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence and to communicate with counsel of his own
p.(None): choosing;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To be tried without undue delay;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (d) To be tried in his presence, and to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing; to be
p.(None): informed, if he does not have legal assistance, of this right; and to have legal assistance assigned to him, in any
p.(None): case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by him in any such case if he does not have
p.(None): sufficient means to pay for it;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (e) To examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses
p.(None): on his behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (f) To have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand or speak the language used in court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (g) Not to be compelled to testify against himself or to confess guilt.
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p.(None): Article 18
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to
p.(None): have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and
p.(None): in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his
p.(None): choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and
p.(None): are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when
p.(None): applicable, legal guardians to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own
p.(None): convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 19
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart
p.(None): information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art,
p.(None): or through any other media of his choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and
p.(None): responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by
p.(None): law and are necessary:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) For the protection of national security or of public order (ordre public), or of public health or morals.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 20
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Any propaganda for war shall be prohibited by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or
p.(None): violence shall be prohibited by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 21
p.(None):
p.(None): The right of peaceful assembly shall be recognized. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other
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p.(None): exercise of this right.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Nothing in this article shall authorize States Parties to the International Labour Organisation Convention of 1948
p.(None): concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize to take legislative measures which would
p.(None): prejudice, or to apply the law in such a manner as to prejudice, the guarantees provided for in that Convention.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 23
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the
p.(None): State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and
p.(None): responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. In the case of dissolution,
p.(None): provision shall be made for the necessary protection of any children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 24
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social
p.(None): origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the
p.(None): part of his family, society and the State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 25
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and
p.(None): without unreasonable restrictions:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and
p.(None): without unreasonable restrictions:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be
p.(None): held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 26
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In
p.(None): this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all
p.(None):
p.(None): persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language,
p.(None): religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 27
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall
p.(None): not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and
p.(None): practise their own religion, or to use their own language.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART IV
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 28
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. There shall be established a Human Rights Committee (hereafter referred to in the present Covenant as the
p.(None): Committee). It shall consist of eighteen members and shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The Committee shall be composed of nationals of the States Parties to the present Covenant who shall be persons of
p.(None): high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights, consideration being given to the
p.(None): usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The members of the Committee shall be elected and shall serve in their personal capacity.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 29
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of persons possessing the qualifications
p.(None): prescribed in article 28 and nominated for the purpose by the States Parties to the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Each State Party to the present Covenant may nominate not more than two persons. These persons shall be nationals of
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Social / Incarcerated
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. No one shall be held in slavery; slavery and the slave-trade in all their forms shall be prohibited.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be held in servitude.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Paragraph 3 (a) shall not be held to preclude, in countries where imprisonment with hard labour may be imposed as a
p.(None): punishment for a crime, the performance of hard labour in pursuance of a sentence to such punishment by a competent
p.(None): court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) For the purpose of this paragraph the term "forced or compulsory labour" shall not include:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (i) Any work or service, not referred to in subparagraph (b), normally required of a person who is under detention in
p.(None): consequence of a lawful order of a court, or of a person during conditional release from such detention;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (ii) Any service of a military character and, in countries where conscientious objection is recognized, any national
p.(None): service required by law of conscientious objectors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iii) Any service exacted in cases of emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the community;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iv) Any work or service which forms part of normal civil obligations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 9
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or
p.(None): detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly
p.(None): informed of any charges against him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer
p.(None): authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It
p.(None): shall not be the general rule that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody, but release may be subject to
p.(None): guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage of the judicial proceedings, and, should occasion arise, for
p.(None): execution of the judgement.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings before a court,
p.(None): in order that that court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his detention and order his release if the
p.(None): detention is not lawful.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 10
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of
p.(None): the human person.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) Accused persons shall, save in exceptional circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons and shall be subject
p.(None): to separate treatment appropriate to their status as unconvicted persons;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Accused juvenile persons shall be separated from adults and brought as speedily as possible for adjudication.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The penitentiary system shall comprise treatment of prisoners the essential aim of which shall be their reformation
p.(None): and social rehabilitation. Juvenile offenders shall be segregated from adults and be accorded treatment appropriate to
p.(None): their age and legal status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 11
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be imprisoned merely on the ground of inability to fulfil a contractual obligation. Article 12
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of
p.(None): movement and freedom to choose his residence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The above-mentioned rights shall not be subject to any restrictions except those which are provided by law, are
p.(None): necessary to protect national security, public order (ordre public), public health or morals or the rights and freedoms
p.(None): of others, and are consistent with the other rights recognized in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to enter his own country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 13
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): An alien lawfully in the territory of a State Party to the present Covenant may be expelled therefrom only in pursuance
p.(None): of a decision reached in accordance with law and shall, except where compelling reasons of national security otherwise
p.(None): require, be allowed to submit the reasons against his expulsion and to have his case reviewed by, and be represented
p.(None): for the purpose before, the competent authority or a person or persons especially designated by the competent
p.(None): authority.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 14
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals. In the determination of any criminal charge against him,
p.(None): or of his rights and obligations in a suit at law, everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public hearing by a
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p.(None): nor to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 18
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to
p.(None): have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and
p.(None): in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his
p.(None): choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and
p.(None): are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when
p.(None): applicable, legal guardians to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own
p.(None): convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 19
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart
p.(None): information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art,
p.(None): or through any other media of his choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and
p.(None): responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by
p.(None): law and are necessary:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) For the protection of national security or of public order (ordre public), or of public health or morals.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 20
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Any propaganda for war shall be prohibited by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or
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p.(None): Agree upon the following articles:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART I
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 1
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political
p.(None): status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources without prejudice to any
p.(None): obligations arising out of international economic co-operation, based upon the principle of mutual benefit, and
p.(None): international law. In no case may a people be deprived of its own means of subsistence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The States Parties to the present Covenant, including those having responsibility for the administration of
p.(None): Non-Self-Governing and Trust Territories, shall promote the realization of the right of self-determination, and shall
p.(None): respect that right, in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART II
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 2
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory
p.(None): and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such as
p.(None): race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other
p.(None): status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Where not already provided for by existing legislative or other measures, each State Party to the present Covenant
p.(None): undertakes to take the necessary steps, in accordance with its constitutional processes and with the provisions of the
p.(None): present Covenant, to adopt such laws or other measures as may be necessary to give effect to the rights recognized in
p.(None): the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes:
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms as herein recognized are violated shall have an effective
p.(None): remedy, notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial,
p.(None): administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the
p.(None): State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 3
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all
p.(None): civil and political rights set forth in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 4
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . In time of public emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the existence of which is officially
p.(None): proclaimed, the States Parties to the present Covenant may take measures derogating from their obligations under the
p.(None): present Covenant to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are
p.(None): not inconsistent with their other obligations under international law and do not involve discrimination solely on the
p.(None): ground of race, colour, sex, language, religion or social origin.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No derogation from articles 6, 7, 8 (paragraphs I and 2), 11, 15, 16 and 18 may be made under this provision.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Any State Party to the present Covenant availing itself of the right of derogation shall immediately inform the
p.(None): other States Parties to the present Covenant, through the intermediary of the Secretary- General of the United Nations,
p.(None): of the provisions from which it has derogated and of the reasons by which it was actuated. A further communication
p.(None): shall be made, through the same intermediary, on the date on which it terminates such derogation.
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 5
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Nothing in the present Covenant may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in
p.(None): any activity or perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms recognized herein or at
p.(None): their limitation to a greater extent than is provided for in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. There shall be no restriction upon or derogation from any of the fundamental human rights recognized or existing in
p.(None): any State Party to the present Covenant pursuant to law, conventions, regulations or custom on the pretext that the
p.(None): present Covenant does not recognize such rights or that it recognizes them to a lesser extent.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART III
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 6
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 14
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals. In the determination of any criminal charge against him,
p.(None): or of his rights and obligations in a suit at law, everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public hearing by a
p.(None): competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law. The press and the public may be excluded from all or
p.(None): part of a trial for reasons of morals, public order (ordre public) or national security in a democratic society, or
p.(None): when the interest of the private lives of the parties so requires, or to the extent strictly necessary in the opinion
p.(None): of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice; but any judgement
p.(None): rendered in a criminal case or in a suit at law shall be made public except where the interest of juvenile persons
p.(None): otherwise requires or the proceedings concern matrimonial disputes or the guardianship of children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall have the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according
p.(None): to law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. In the determination of any criminal charge against him, everyone shall be entitled to the following minimum
p.(None): guarantees, in full equality: (a) To be informed promptly and in detail in a language which he understands of the
p.(None): nature and cause of the charge against him;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence and to communicate with counsel of his own
p.(None): choosing;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To be tried without undue delay;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (d) To be tried in his presence, and to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing; to be
p.(None): informed, if he does not have legal assistance, of this right; and to have legal assistance assigned to him, in any
p.(None): case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by him in any such case if he does not have
p.(None): sufficient means to pay for it;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (e) To examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses
p.(None): on his behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (f) To have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand or speak the language used in court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (g) Not to be compelled to testify against himself or to confess guilt.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. In the case of juvenile persons, the procedure shall be such as will take account of their age and the desirability
p.(None): of promoting their rehabilitation. 5. Everyone convicted of a crime shall have the right to his conviction and sentence
p.(None): being reviewed by a higher tribunal according to law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 6. When a person has by a final decision been convicted of a criminal offence and when subsequently his conviction has
p.(None): been reversed or he has been pardoned on the ground that a new or newly discovered fact shows conclusively that there
p.(None): has been a miscarriage of justice, the person who has suffered punishment as a result of such conviction shall be
p.(None): compensated according to law, unless it is proved that the non-disclosure of the unknown fact in time is wholly or
p.(None): partly attributable to him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 7. No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again for an offence for which he has already been finally convicted
p.(None): or acquitted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of each country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 15
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a
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p.(None): concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize to take legislative measures which would
p.(None): prejudice, or to apply the law in such a manner as to prejudice, the guarantees provided for in that Convention.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 23
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the
p.(None): State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and
p.(None): responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. In the case of dissolution,
p.(None): provision shall be made for the necessary protection of any children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 24
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social
p.(None): origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the
p.(None): part of his family, society and the State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 25
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and
p.(None): without unreasonable restrictions:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be
p.(None): held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 26
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In
p.(None): this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all
p.(None):
p.(None): persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language,
p.(None): religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 27
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall
p.(None): not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and
p.(None): practise their own religion, or to use their own language.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART IV
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 28
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. There shall be established a Human Rights Committee (hereafter referred to in the present Covenant as the
p.(None): Committee). It shall consist of eighteen members and shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The Committee shall be composed of nationals of the States Parties to the present Covenant who shall be persons of
p.(None): high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights, consideration being given to the
p.(None): usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The members of the Committee shall be elected and shall serve in their personal capacity.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 29
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of persons possessing the qualifications
p.(None): prescribed in article 28 and nominated for the purpose by the States Parties to the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Each State Party to the present Covenant may nominate not more than two persons. These persons shall be nationals of
p.(None): the nominating State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. A person shall be eligible for renomination.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 30
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The initial election shall be held no later than six months after the date of the entry into force of the present
p.(None): Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. At least four months before the date of each election to the Committee, other than an election to fill a vacancy
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be
p.(None): held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 26
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In
p.(None): this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all
p.(None):
p.(None): persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language,
p.(None): religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 27
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall
p.(None): not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and
p.(None): practise their own religion, or to use their own language.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART IV
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 28
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. There shall be established a Human Rights Committee (hereafter referred to in the present Covenant as the
p.(None): Committee). It shall consist of eighteen members and shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The Committee shall be composed of nationals of the States Parties to the present Covenant who shall be persons of
p.(None): high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights, consideration being given to the
p.(None): usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The members of the Committee shall be elected and shall serve in their personal capacity.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 29
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of persons possessing the qualifications
p.(None): prescribed in article 28 and nominated for the purpose by the States Parties to the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Each State Party to the present Covenant may nominate not more than two persons. These persons shall be nationals of
p.(None): the nominating State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (ii) Any service of a military character and, in countries where conscientious objection is recognized, any national
p.(None): service required by law of conscientious objectors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iii) Any service exacted in cases of emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the community;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iv) Any work or service which forms part of normal civil obligations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 9
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or
p.(None): detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly
p.(None): informed of any charges against him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer
p.(None): authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It
p.(None): shall not be the general rule that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody, but release may be subject to
p.(None): guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage of the judicial proceedings, and, should occasion arise, for
p.(None): execution of the judgement.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings before a court,
p.(None): in order that that court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his detention and order his release if the
p.(None): detention is not lawful.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 10
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of
p.(None): the human person.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) Accused persons shall, save in exceptional circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons and shall be subject
p.(None): to separate treatment appropriate to their status as unconvicted persons;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Accused juvenile persons shall be separated from adults and brought as speedily as possible for adjudication.
p.(None):
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p.(None): violence shall be prohibited by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 21
p.(None):
p.(None): The right of peaceful assembly shall be recognized. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other
p.(None): than those imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of
p.(None): national security or public safety, public order (ordre public), the protection of public health or morals or the
p.(None): protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 22
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of association with others, including the right to form and join trade
p.(None): unions for the protection of his interests.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those which are prescribed by law and which
p.(None): are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order (ordre
p.(None): public), the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. This article
p.(None): shall not prevent the imposition of lawful restrictions on members of the armed forces and of the police in their
p.(None): exercise of this right.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Nothing in this article shall authorize States Parties to the International Labour Organisation Convention of 1948
p.(None): concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize to take legislative measures which would
p.(None): prejudice, or to apply the law in such a manner as to prejudice, the guarantees provided for in that Convention.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 23
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the
p.(None): State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and
p.(None): responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. In the case of dissolution,
p.(None): provision shall be made for the necessary protection of any children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 24
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 7. No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again for an offence for which he has already been finally convicted
p.(None): or acquitted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of each country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 15
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a
p.(None): criminal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty
p.(None): be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time when the criminal offence was committed. If, subsequent to the
p.(None): commission of the offence, provision is made by law for the imposition of the lighter penalty, the offender shall
p.(None): benefit thereby.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Nothing in this article shall prejudice the trial and punishment of any person for any act or omission which, at the
p.(None): time when it was committed, was criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of
p.(None): nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 16
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 17
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence,
p.(None): nor to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 18
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to
p.(None): have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and
p.(None): in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his
p.(None): choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and
p.(None): are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
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p.(None): status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources without prejudice to any
p.(None): obligations arising out of international economic co-operation, based upon the principle of mutual benefit, and
p.(None): international law. In no case may a people be deprived of its own means of subsistence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The States Parties to the present Covenant, including those having responsibility for the administration of
p.(None): Non-Self-Governing and Trust Territories, shall promote the realization of the right of self-determination, and shall
p.(None): respect that right, in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART II
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 2
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory
p.(None): and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such as
p.(None): race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other
p.(None): status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Where not already provided for by existing legislative or other measures, each State Party to the present Covenant
p.(None): undertakes to take the necessary steps, in accordance with its constitutional processes and with the provisions of the
p.(None): present Covenant, to adopt such laws or other measures as may be necessary to give effect to the rights recognized in
p.(None): the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes:
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms as herein recognized are violated shall have an effective
p.(None): remedy, notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial,
p.(None): administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the
p.(None): State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 3
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all
p.(None): civil and political rights set forth in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): prejudice, or to apply the law in such a manner as to prejudice, the guarantees provided for in that Convention.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 23
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the
p.(None): State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and
p.(None): responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. In the case of dissolution,
p.(None): provision shall be made for the necessary protection of any children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 24
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social
p.(None): origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the
p.(None): part of his family, society and the State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 25
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and
p.(None): without unreasonable restrictions:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be
p.(None): held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 26
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In
p.(None): this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all
p.(None):
p.(None): persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language,
p.(None): religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 27
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall
p.(None): not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and
p.(None): practise their own religion, or to use their own language.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART IV
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 28
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. There shall be established a Human Rights Committee (hereafter referred to in the present Covenant as the
p.(None): Committee). It shall consist of eighteen members and shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The Committee shall be composed of nationals of the States Parties to the present Covenant who shall be persons of
p.(None): high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights, consideration being given to the
p.(None): usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The members of the Committee shall be elected and shall serve in their personal capacity.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 29
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of persons possessing the qualifications
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Agree upon the following articles:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART I
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 1
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political
p.(None): status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources without prejudice to any
p.(None): obligations arising out of international economic co-operation, based upon the principle of mutual benefit, and
p.(None): international law. In no case may a people be deprived of its own means of subsistence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The States Parties to the present Covenant, including those having responsibility for the administration of
p.(None): Non-Self-Governing and Trust Territories, shall promote the realization of the right of self-determination, and shall
p.(None): respect that right, in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART II
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 2
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory
p.(None): and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such as
p.(None): race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other
p.(None): status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Where not already provided for by existing legislative or other measures, each State Party to the present Covenant
p.(None): undertakes to take the necessary steps, in accordance with its constitutional processes and with the provisions of the
p.(None): present Covenant, to adopt such laws or other measures as may be necessary to give effect to the rights recognized in
p.(None): the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes:
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms as herein recognized are violated shall have an effective
p.(None): remedy, notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial,
p.(None): administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the
p.(None): State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 3
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all
p.(None): civil and political rights set forth in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 4
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . In time of public emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the existence of which is officially
p.(None): proclaimed, the States Parties to the present Covenant may take measures derogating from their obligations under the
p.(None): present Covenant to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are
p.(None): not inconsistent with their other obligations under international law and do not involve discrimination solely on the
p.(None): ground of race, colour, sex, language, religion or social origin.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No derogation from articles 6, 7, 8 (paragraphs I and 2), 11, 15, 16 and 18 may be made under this provision.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Any State Party to the present Covenant availing itself of the right of derogation shall immediately inform the
p.(None): other States Parties to the present Covenant, through the intermediary of the Secretary- General of the United Nations,
p.(None): of the provisions from which it has derogated and of the reasons by which it was actuated. A further communication
p.(None): shall be made, through the same intermediary, on the date on which it terminates such derogation.
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 5
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Nothing in the present Covenant may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in
p.(None): any activity or perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms recognized herein or at
p.(None): their limitation to a greater extent than is provided for in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. There shall be no restriction upon or derogation from any of the fundamental human rights recognized or existing in
p.(None): any State Party to the present Covenant pursuant to law, conventions, regulations or custom on the pretext that the
p.(None): present Covenant does not recognize such rights or that it recognizes them to a lesser extent.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART III
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 6
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize to take legislative measures which would
p.(None): prejudice, or to apply the law in such a manner as to prejudice, the guarantees provided for in that Convention.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 23
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the
p.(None): State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and
p.(None): responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. In the case of dissolution,
p.(None): provision shall be made for the necessary protection of any children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 24
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social
p.(None): origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the
p.(None): part of his family, society and the State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 25
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and
p.(None): without unreasonable restrictions:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be
p.(None): held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 26
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In
p.(None): this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all
p.(None):
p.(None): persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language,
p.(None): religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 27
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall
p.(None): not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and
p.(None): practise their own religion, or to use their own language.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART IV
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 28
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. There shall be established a Human Rights Committee (hereafter referred to in the present Covenant as the
p.(None): Committee). It shall consist of eighteen members and shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The Committee shall be composed of nationals of the States Parties to the present Covenant who shall be persons of
p.(None): high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights, consideration being given to the
p.(None): usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience.
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): 4. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when
p.(None): applicable, legal guardians to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own
p.(None): convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 19
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart
p.(None): information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art,
p.(None): or through any other media of his choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and
p.(None): responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by
p.(None): law and are necessary:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) For the protection of national security or of public order (ordre public), or of public health or morals.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 20
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Any propaganda for war shall be prohibited by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or
p.(None): violence shall be prohibited by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 21
p.(None):
p.(None): The right of peaceful assembly shall be recognized. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other
p.(None): than those imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of
p.(None): national security or public safety, public order (ordre public), the protection of public health or morals or the
p.(None): protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 22
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of association with others, including the right to form and join trade
p.(None): unions for the protection of his interests.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those which are prescribed by law and which
p.(None): are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order (ordre
p.(None): public), the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. This article
p.(None): shall not prevent the imposition of lawful restrictions on members of the armed forces and of the police in their
p.(None): exercise of this right.
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p.(None): commission of the offence, provision is made by law for the imposition of the lighter penalty, the offender shall
p.(None): benefit thereby.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Nothing in this article shall prejudice the trial and punishment of any person for any act or omission which, at the
p.(None): time when it was committed, was criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of
p.(None): nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 16
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 17
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence,
p.(None): nor to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 18
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to
p.(None): have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and
p.(None): in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his
p.(None): choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and
p.(None): are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when
p.(None): applicable, legal guardians to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own
p.(None): convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 19
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart
p.(None): information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art,
p.(None): or through any other media of his choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and
p.(None): responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by
p.(None): law and are necessary:
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): nature and cause of the charge against him;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence and to communicate with counsel of his own
p.(None): choosing;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To be tried without undue delay;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (d) To be tried in his presence, and to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing; to be
p.(None): informed, if he does not have legal assistance, of this right; and to have legal assistance assigned to him, in any
p.(None): case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by him in any such case if he does not have
p.(None): sufficient means to pay for it;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (e) To examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses
p.(None): on his behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (f) To have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand or speak the language used in court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (g) Not to be compelled to testify against himself or to confess guilt.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. In the case of juvenile persons, the procedure shall be such as will take account of their age and the desirability
p.(None): of promoting their rehabilitation. 5. Everyone convicted of a crime shall have the right to his conviction and sentence
p.(None): being reviewed by a higher tribunal according to law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 6. When a person has by a final decision been convicted of a criminal offence and when subsequently his conviction has
p.(None): been reversed or he has been pardoned on the ground that a new or newly discovered fact shows conclusively that there
p.(None): has been a miscarriage of justice, the person who has suffered punishment as a result of such conviction shall be
p.(None): compensated according to law, unless it is proved that the non-disclosure of the unknown fact in time is wholly or
p.(None): partly attributable to him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 7. No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again for an offence for which he has already been finally convicted
p.(None): or acquitted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of each country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 15
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a
p.(None): criminal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty
p.(None): be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time when the criminal offence was committed. If, subsequent to the
p.(None): commission of the offence, provision is made by law for the imposition of the lighter penalty, the offender shall
p.(None): benefit thereby.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Nothing in this article shall prejudice the trial and punishment of any person for any act or omission which, at the
p.(None): time when it was committed, was criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of
p.(None): nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 16
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 17
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None): PART I
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 1
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political
p.(None): status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources without prejudice to any
p.(None): obligations arising out of international economic co-operation, based upon the principle of mutual benefit, and
p.(None): international law. In no case may a people be deprived of its own means of subsistence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The States Parties to the present Covenant, including those having responsibility for the administration of
p.(None): Non-Self-Governing and Trust Territories, shall promote the realization of the right of self-determination, and shall
p.(None): respect that right, in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART II
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 2
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory
p.(None): and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such as
p.(None): race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other
p.(None): status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Where not already provided for by existing legislative or other measures, each State Party to the present Covenant
p.(None): undertakes to take the necessary steps, in accordance with its constitutional processes and with the provisions of the
p.(None): present Covenant, to adopt such laws or other measures as may be necessary to give effect to the rights recognized in
p.(None): the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes:
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms as herein recognized are violated shall have an effective
p.(None): remedy, notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial,
p.(None): administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the
p.(None): State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 3
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all
p.(None): civil and political rights set forth in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 4
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . In time of public emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the existence of which is officially
p.(None): proclaimed, the States Parties to the present Covenant may take measures derogating from their obligations under the
p.(None): present Covenant to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are
p.(None): not inconsistent with their other obligations under international law and do not involve discrimination solely on the
p.(None): ground of race, colour, sex, language, religion or social origin.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No derogation from articles 6, 7, 8 (paragraphs I and 2), 11, 15, 16 and 18 may be made under this provision.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Any State Party to the present Covenant availing itself of the right of derogation shall immediately inform the
p.(None): other States Parties to the present Covenant, through the intermediary of the Secretary- General of the United Nations,
p.(None): of the provisions from which it has derogated and of the reasons by which it was actuated. A further communication
p.(None): shall be made, through the same intermediary, on the date on which it terminates such derogation.
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 5
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Nothing in the present Covenant may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in
p.(None): any activity or perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms recognized herein or at
p.(None): their limitation to a greater extent than is provided for in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. There shall be no restriction upon or derogation from any of the fundamental human rights recognized or existing in
p.(None): any State Party to the present Covenant pursuant to law, conventions, regulations or custom on the pretext that the
p.(None): present Covenant does not recognize such rights or that it recognizes them to a lesser extent.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART III
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 6
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily
p.(None): deprived of his life.
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time when the criminal offence was committed. If, subsequent to the
p.(None): commission of the offence, provision is made by law for the imposition of the lighter penalty, the offender shall
p.(None): benefit thereby.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Nothing in this article shall prejudice the trial and punishment of any person for any act or omission which, at the
p.(None): time when it was committed, was criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of
p.(None): nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 16
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 17
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence,
p.(None): nor to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 18
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to
p.(None): have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and
p.(None): in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his
p.(None): choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and
p.(None): are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when
p.(None): applicable, legal guardians to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own
p.(None): convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 19
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart
p.(None): information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art,
p.(None): or through any other media of his choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and
p.(None): responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by
p.(None): law and are necessary:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): prejudice, or to apply the law in such a manner as to prejudice, the guarantees provided for in that Convention.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 23
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the
p.(None): State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and
p.(None): responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. In the case of dissolution,
p.(None): provision shall be made for the necessary protection of any children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 24
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social
p.(None): origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the
p.(None): part of his family, society and the State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 25
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and
p.(None): without unreasonable restrictions:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be
p.(None): held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 26
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In
p.(None): this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all
p.(None):
p.(None): persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language,
p.(None): religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 27
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall
p.(None): not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and
p.(None): practise their own religion, or to use their own language.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART IV
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 28
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. There shall be established a Human Rights Committee (hereafter referred to in the present Covenant as the
p.(None): Committee). It shall consist of eighteen members and shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The Committee shall be composed of nationals of the States Parties to the present Covenant who shall be persons of
p.(None): high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights, consideration being given to the
p.(None): usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The members of the Committee shall be elected and shall serve in their personal capacity.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 29
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of persons possessing the qualifications
p.(None): prescribed in article 28 and nominated for the purpose by the States Parties to the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Each State Party to the present Covenant may nominate not more than two persons. These persons shall be nationals of
p.(None): the nominating State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. A person shall be eligible for renomination.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 30
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The initial election shall be held no later than six months after the date of the entry into force of the present
p.(None): Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and
p.(None): in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his
p.(None): choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and
p.(None): are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when
p.(None): applicable, legal guardians to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own
p.(None): convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 19
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart
p.(None): information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art,
p.(None): or through any other media of his choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and
p.(None): responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by
p.(None): law and are necessary:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) For the protection of national security or of public order (ordre public), or of public health or morals.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 20
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Any propaganda for war shall be prohibited by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or
p.(None): violence shall be prohibited by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 21
p.(None):
p.(None): The right of peaceful assembly shall be recognized. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other
p.(None): than those imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of
p.(None): national security or public safety, public order (ordre public), the protection of public health or morals or the
p.(None): protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 22
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of association with others, including the right to form and join trade
p.(None): unions for the protection of his interests.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those which are prescribed by law and which
p.(None): are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order (ordre
p.(None): public), the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. This article
p.(None): shall not prevent the imposition of lawful restrictions on members of the armed forces and of the police in their
p.(None): exercise of this right.
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): without unreasonable restrictions:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be
p.(None): held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 26
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In
p.(None): this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all
p.(None):
p.(None): persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language,
p.(None): religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 27
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall
p.(None): not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and
p.(None): practise their own religion, or to use their own language.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART IV
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 28
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. There shall be established a Human Rights Committee (hereafter referred to in the present Covenant as the
p.(None): Committee). It shall consist of eighteen members and shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The Committee shall be composed of nationals of the States Parties to the present Covenant who shall be persons of
p.(None): high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights, consideration being given to the
p.(None): usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The members of the Committee shall be elected and shall serve in their personal capacity.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 29
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of persons possessing the qualifications
p.(None): prescribed in article 28 and nominated for the purpose by the States Parties to the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Each State Party to the present Covenant may nominate not more than two persons. These persons shall be nationals of
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or
p.(None): violence shall be prohibited by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 21
p.(None):
p.(None): The right of peaceful assembly shall be recognized. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other
p.(None): than those imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of
p.(None): national security or public safety, public order (ordre public), the protection of public health or morals or the
p.(None): protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 22
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of association with others, including the right to form and join trade
p.(None): unions for the protection of his interests.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those which are prescribed by law and which
p.(None): are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order (ordre
p.(None): public), the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. This article
p.(None): shall not prevent the imposition of lawful restrictions on members of the armed forces and of the police in their
p.(None): exercise of this right.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Nothing in this article shall authorize States Parties to the International Labour Organisation Convention of 1948
p.(None): concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize to take legislative measures which would
p.(None): prejudice, or to apply the law in such a manner as to prejudice, the guarantees provided for in that Convention.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 23
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the
p.(None): State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and
p.(None): responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. In the case of dissolution,
p.(None): provision shall be made for the necessary protection of any children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 24
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 6. Nothing in this article shall be invoked to delay or to prevent the abolition of capital punishment by any State
p.(None): Party to the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 7
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one
p.(None): shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 8
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. No one shall be held in slavery; slavery and the slave-trade in all their forms shall be prohibited.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be held in servitude.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Paragraph 3 (a) shall not be held to preclude, in countries where imprisonment with hard labour may be imposed as a
p.(None): punishment for a crime, the performance of hard labour in pursuance of a sentence to such punishment by a competent
p.(None): court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) For the purpose of this paragraph the term "forced or compulsory labour" shall not include:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (i) Any work or service, not referred to in subparagraph (b), normally required of a person who is under detention in
p.(None): consequence of a lawful order of a court, or of a person during conditional release from such detention;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (ii) Any service of a military character and, in countries where conscientious objection is recognized, any national
p.(None): service required by law of conscientious objectors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iii) Any service exacted in cases of emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the community;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iv) Any work or service which forms part of normal civil obligations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 9
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or
p.(None): detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly
p.(None): informed of any charges against him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer
p.(None): authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It
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p.(None): applicable, legal guardians to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own
p.(None): convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 19
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart
p.(None): information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art,
p.(None): or through any other media of his choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and
p.(None): responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by
p.(None): law and are necessary:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) For the protection of national security or of public order (ordre public), or of public health or morals.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 20
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Any propaganda for war shall be prohibited by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or
p.(None): violence shall be prohibited by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 21
p.(None):
p.(None): The right of peaceful assembly shall be recognized. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other
p.(None): than those imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of
p.(None): national security or public safety, public order (ordre public), the protection of public health or morals or the
p.(None): protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 22
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of association with others, including the right to form and join trade
p.(None): unions for the protection of his interests.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those which are prescribed by law and which
p.(None): are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order (ordre
p.(None): public), the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. This article
p.(None): shall not prevent the imposition of lawful restrictions on members of the armed forces and of the police in their
p.(None): exercise of this right.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Nothing in this article shall authorize States Parties to the International Labour Organisation Convention of 1948
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p.(None): established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly
p.(None): informed of any charges against him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer
p.(None): authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It
p.(None): shall not be the general rule that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody, but release may be subject to
p.(None): guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage of the judicial proceedings, and, should occasion arise, for
p.(None): execution of the judgement.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings before a court,
p.(None): in order that that court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his detention and order his release if the
p.(None): detention is not lawful.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 10
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of
p.(None): the human person.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) Accused persons shall, save in exceptional circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons and shall be subject
p.(None): to separate treatment appropriate to their status as unconvicted persons;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Accused juvenile persons shall be separated from adults and brought as speedily as possible for adjudication.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The penitentiary system shall comprise treatment of prisoners the essential aim of which shall be their reformation
p.(None): and social rehabilitation. Juvenile offenders shall be segregated from adults and be accorded treatment appropriate to
p.(None): their age and legal status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 11
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be imprisoned merely on the ground of inability to fulfil a contractual obligation. Article 12
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of
p.(None): movement and freedom to choose his residence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Where not already provided for by existing legislative or other measures, each State Party to the present Covenant
p.(None): undertakes to take the necessary steps, in accordance with its constitutional processes and with the provisions of the
p.(None): present Covenant, to adopt such laws or other measures as may be necessary to give effect to the rights recognized in
p.(None): the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes:
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms as herein recognized are violated shall have an effective
p.(None): remedy, notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial,
p.(None): administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the
p.(None): State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 3
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all
p.(None): civil and political rights set forth in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 4
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . In time of public emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the existence of which is officially
p.(None): proclaimed, the States Parties to the present Covenant may take measures derogating from their obligations under the
p.(None): present Covenant to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are
p.(None): not inconsistent with their other obligations under international law and do not involve discrimination solely on the
p.(None): ground of race, colour, sex, language, religion or social origin.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No derogation from articles 6, 7, 8 (paragraphs I and 2), 11, 15, 16 and 18 may be made under this provision.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Any State Party to the present Covenant availing itself of the right of derogation shall immediately inform the
p.(None): other States Parties to the present Covenant, through the intermediary of the Secretary- General of the United Nations,
p.(None): of the provisions from which it has derogated and of the reasons by which it was actuated. A further communication
p.(None): shall be made, through the same intermediary, on the date on which it terminates such derogation.
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 5
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): Article 6
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily
p.(None): deprived of his life.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. In countries which have not abolished the death penalty, sentence of death may be imposed only for the most serious
p.(None): crimes in accordance with the law in force at the time of the commission of the crime and not contrary to the
p.(None): provisions of the present Covenant and to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
p.(None): This penalty can only be carried out pursuant to a final judgement rendered by a competent court.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. When deprivation of life constitutes the crime of genocide, it is understood that nothing in this article shall
p.(None): authorize any State Party to the present Covenant to derogate in any way from any obligation assumed under the
p.(None): provisions of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Anyone sentenced to death shall have the right to seek pardon or commutation of the sentence. Amnesty, pardon or
p.(None): commutation of the sentence of death may be granted in all cases.
p.(None):
p.(None): 5. Sentence of death shall not be imposed for crimes committed by persons below eighteen years of age and shall not be
p.(None): carried out on pregnant women.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 6. Nothing in this article shall be invoked to delay or to prevent the abolition of capital punishment by any State
p.(None): Party to the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 7
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one
p.(None): shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 8
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. No one shall be held in slavery; slavery and the slave-trade in all their forms shall be prohibited.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be held in servitude.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Paragraph 3 (a) shall not be held to preclude, in countries where imprisonment with hard labour may be imposed as a
p.(None): punishment for a crime, the performance of hard labour in pursuance of a sentence to such punishment by a competent
p.(None): court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) For the purpose of this paragraph the term "forced or compulsory labour" shall not include:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (i) Any work or service, not referred to in subparagraph (b), normally required of a person who is under detention in
p.(None): consequence of a lawful order of a court, or of a person during conditional release from such detention;
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of association with others, including the right to form and join trade
p.(None): unions for the protection of his interests.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those which are prescribed by law and which
p.(None): are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order (ordre
p.(None): public), the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. This article
p.(None): shall not prevent the imposition of lawful restrictions on members of the armed forces and of the police in their
p.(None): exercise of this right.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Nothing in this article shall authorize States Parties to the International Labour Organisation Convention of 1948
p.(None): concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize to take legislative measures which would
p.(None): prejudice, or to apply the law in such a manner as to prejudice, the guarantees provided for in that Convention.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 23
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the
p.(None): State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and
p.(None): responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. In the case of dissolution,
p.(None): provision shall be made for the necessary protection of any children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 24
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social
p.(None): origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the
p.(None): part of his family, society and the State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the
p.(None): State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and
p.(None): responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. In the case of dissolution,
p.(None): provision shall be made for the necessary protection of any children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 24
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social
p.(None): origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the
p.(None): part of his family, society and the State.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 25
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and
p.(None): without unreasonable restrictions:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be
p.(None): held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 26
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In
p.(None): this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 18
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to
p.(None): have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and
p.(None): in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his
p.(None): choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and
p.(None): are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when
p.(None): applicable, legal guardians to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own
p.(None): convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 19
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart
p.(None): information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art,
p.(None): or through any other media of his choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and
p.(None): responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by
p.(None): law and are necessary:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) For the protection of national security or of public order (ordre public), or of public health or morals.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 20
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Any propaganda for war shall be prohibited by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or
p.(None): violence shall be prohibited by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 21
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 18
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to
p.(None): have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and
p.(None): in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his
p.(None): choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and
p.(None): are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when
p.(None): applicable, legal guardians to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own
p.(None): convictions.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 19
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart
p.(None): information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art,
p.(None): or through any other media of his choice.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and
p.(None): responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by
p.(None): law and are necessary:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) For the protection of national security or of public order (ordre public), or of public health or morals.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 20
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Any propaganda for war shall be prohibited by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or
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Social / philosophical differences/differences of opinion
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p.(None): status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources without prejudice to any
p.(None): obligations arising out of international economic co-operation, based upon the principle of mutual benefit, and
p.(None): international law. In no case may a people be deprived of its own means of subsistence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The States Parties to the present Covenant, including those having responsibility for the administration of
p.(None): Non-Self-Governing and Trust Territories, shall promote the realization of the right of self-determination, and shall
p.(None): respect that right, in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART II
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 2
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory
p.(None): and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such as
p.(None): race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other
p.(None): status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Where not already provided for by existing legislative or other measures, each State Party to the present Covenant
p.(None): undertakes to take the necessary steps, in accordance with its constitutional processes and with the provisions of the
p.(None): present Covenant, to adopt such laws or other measures as may be necessary to give effect to the rights recognized in
p.(None): the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes:
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms as herein recognized are violated shall have an effective
p.(None): remedy, notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial,
p.(None): administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the
p.(None): State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 3
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all
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p.(None): of others, and are consistent with the other rights recognized in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to enter his own country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 13
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): An alien lawfully in the territory of a State Party to the present Covenant may be expelled therefrom only in pursuance
p.(None): of a decision reached in accordance with law and shall, except where compelling reasons of national security otherwise
p.(None): require, be allowed to submit the reasons against his expulsion and to have his case reviewed by, and be represented
p.(None): for the purpose before, the competent authority or a person or persons especially designated by the competent
p.(None): authority.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 14
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals. In the determination of any criminal charge against him,
p.(None): or of his rights and obligations in a suit at law, everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public hearing by a
p.(None): competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law. The press and the public may be excluded from all or
p.(None): part of a trial for reasons of morals, public order (ordre public) or national security in a democratic society, or
p.(None): when the interest of the private lives of the parties so requires, or to the extent strictly necessary in the opinion
p.(None): of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice; but any judgement
p.(None): rendered in a criminal case or in a suit at law shall be made public except where the interest of juvenile persons
p.(None): otherwise requires or the proceedings concern matrimonial disputes or the guardianship of children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall have the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according
p.(None): to law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. In the determination of any criminal charge against him, everyone shall be entitled to the following minimum
p.(None): guarantees, in full equality: (a) To be informed promptly and in detail in a language which he understands of the
p.(None): nature and cause of the charge against him;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence and to communicate with counsel of his own
p.(None): choosing;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To be tried without undue delay;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (d) To be tried in his presence, and to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing; to be
p.(None): informed, if he does not have legal assistance, of this right; and to have legal assistance assigned to him, in any
p.(None): case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by him in any such case if he does not have
p.(None): sufficient means to pay for it;
p.(None):
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 25
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and
p.(None): without unreasonable restrictions:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be
p.(None): held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 26
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In
p.(None): this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all
p.(None):
p.(None): persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language,
p.(None): religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 27
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall
p.(None): not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and
p.(None): practise their own religion, or to use their own language.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): PART IV
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 28
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. There shall be established a Human Rights Committee (hereafter referred to in the present Covenant as the
p.(None): Committee). It shall consist of eighteen members and shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The Committee shall be composed of nationals of the States Parties to the present Covenant who shall be persons of
p.(None): high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights, consideration being given to the
p.(None): usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The members of the Committee shall be elected and shall serve in their personal capacity.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 29
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of persons possessing the qualifications
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p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. Elections of the members of the Committee shall be held at a meeting of the States Parties to the present Covenant
p.(None): convened by the Secretary General of the United Nations at the Headquarters of the United Nations. At that meeting, for
p.(None): which two thirds of the States Parties to the present Covenant shall constitute a quorum, the persons elected to the
p.(None): Committee shall be those nominees who obtain the largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the
p.(None): representatives of States Parties present and voting.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 31
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The Committee may not include more than one national of the same State.
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. In the election of the Committee, consideration shall be given to equitable geographical distribution of membership
p.(None): and to the representation of the different forms of civilization and of the principal legal systems.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 32
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. The members of the Committee shall be elected for a term of four years. They shall be eligible for re-election if
p.(None): renominated. However, the terms of nine of the members elected at the first election shall expire at the end of two
p.(None): years; immediately after the first election, the names of these nine members shall be chosen by lot by the Chairman of
p.(None): the meeting referred to in article 30, paragraph
p.(None): 4. 2. Elections at the expiry of office shall be held in accordance with the preceding articles of this part of the
p.(None): present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 33
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. If, in the unanimous opinion of the other members, a member of the Committee has ceased to carry out his functions
p.(None): for any cause other than absence of a temporary character, the Chairman of the Committee shall notify the
p.(None): Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall then declare the seat of that member to be vacant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. In the event of the death or the resignation of a member of the Committee, the Chairman shall immediately notify the
p.(None): Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall declare the seat vacant from the date of death or the date on which
p.(None): the resignation takes effect.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 34
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. When a vacancy is declared in accordance with article 33 and if the term of office of the member to be replaced does
p.(None): not expire within six months of the declaration of the vacancy, the Secretary- General of the United Nations shall
p.(None): notify each of the States Parties to the present Covenant, which may within two months submit nominations in accordance
p.(None): with article 29 for the purpose of filling the vacancy.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall prepare a list in alphabetical order of the persons thus nominated
p.(None): and shall submit it to the States Parties to the present Covenant. The
p.(None):
p.(None): election to fill the vacancy shall then take place in accordance with the relevant provisions of this part of the
p.(None): present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. A member of the Committee elected to fill a vacancy declared in accordance with article 33 shall hold office for the
p.(None): remainder of the term of the member who vacated the seat on the Committee under the provisions of that article.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 35
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
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General/Other / Public Emergency
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p.(None): undertakes to take the necessary steps, in accordance with its constitutional processes and with the provisions of the
p.(None): present Covenant, to adopt such laws or other measures as may be necessary to give effect to the rights recognized in
p.(None): the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes:
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms as herein recognized are violated shall have an effective
p.(None): remedy, notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial,
p.(None): administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the
p.(None): State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 3
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all
p.(None): civil and political rights set forth in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 4
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . In time of public emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the existence of which is officially
p.(None): proclaimed, the States Parties to the present Covenant may take measures derogating from their obligations under the
p.(None): present Covenant to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are
p.(None): not inconsistent with their other obligations under international law and do not involve discrimination solely on the
p.(None): ground of race, colour, sex, language, religion or social origin.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No derogation from articles 6, 7, 8 (paragraphs I and 2), 11, 15, 16 and 18 may be made under this provision.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Any State Party to the present Covenant availing itself of the right of derogation shall immediately inform the
p.(None): other States Parties to the present Covenant, through the intermediary of the Secretary- General of the United Nations,
p.(None): of the provisions from which it has derogated and of the reasons by which it was actuated. A further communication
p.(None): shall be made, through the same intermediary, on the date on which it terminates such derogation.
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 5
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Nothing in the present Covenant may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in
p.(None): any activity or perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms recognized herein or at
p.(None): their limitation to a greater extent than is provided for in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
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p.(None): Article 7
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one
p.(None): shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 8
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. No one shall be held in slavery; slavery and the slave-trade in all their forms shall be prohibited.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No one shall be held in servitude.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) Paragraph 3 (a) shall not be held to preclude, in countries where imprisonment with hard labour may be imposed as a
p.(None): punishment for a crime, the performance of hard labour in pursuance of a sentence to such punishment by a competent
p.(None): court;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) For the purpose of this paragraph the term "forced or compulsory labour" shall not include:
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (i) Any work or service, not referred to in subparagraph (b), normally required of a person who is under detention in
p.(None): consequence of a lawful order of a court, or of a person during conditional release from such detention;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (ii) Any service of a military character and, in countries where conscientious objection is recognized, any national
p.(None): service required by law of conscientious objectors;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iii) Any service exacted in cases of emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the community;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (iv) Any work or service which forms part of normal civil obligations.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 9
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or
p.(None): detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are
p.(None): established by law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly
p.(None): informed of any charges against him.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer
p.(None): authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It
p.(None): shall not be the general rule that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody, but release may be subject to
p.(None): guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage of the judicial proceedings, and, should occasion arise, for
p.(None): execution of the judgement.
p.(None):
p.(None):
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General/Other / Relationship to Authority
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p.(None): and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such as
p.(None): race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other
p.(None): status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Where not already provided for by existing legislative or other measures, each State Party to the present Covenant
p.(None): undertakes to take the necessary steps, in accordance with its constitutional processes and with the provisions of the
p.(None): present Covenant, to adopt such laws or other measures as may be necessary to give effect to the rights recognized in
p.(None): the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes:
p.(None):
p.(None): (a) To ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms as herein recognized are violated shall have an effective
p.(None): remedy, notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (b) To ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial,
p.(None): administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the
p.(None): State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy;
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): (c) To ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 3
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all
p.(None): civil and political rights set forth in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 4
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1 . In time of public emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the existence of which is officially
p.(None): proclaimed, the States Parties to the present Covenant may take measures derogating from their obligations under the
p.(None): present Covenant to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are
p.(None): not inconsistent with their other obligations under international law and do not involve discrimination solely on the
p.(None): ground of race, colour, sex, language, religion or social origin.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. No derogation from articles 6, 7, 8 (paragraphs I and 2), 11, 15, 16 and 18 may be made under this provision.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. Any State Party to the present Covenant availing itself of the right of derogation shall immediately inform the
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p.(None): their age and legal status.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 11
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): No one shall be imprisoned merely on the ground of inability to fulfil a contractual obligation. Article 12
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of
p.(None): movement and freedom to choose his residence.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. The above-mentioned rights shall not be subject to any restrictions except those which are provided by law, are
p.(None): necessary to protect national security, public order (ordre public), public health or morals or the rights and freedoms
p.(None): of others, and are consistent with the other rights recognized in the present Covenant.
p.(None):
p.(None): 4. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to enter his own country.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 13
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): An alien lawfully in the territory of a State Party to the present Covenant may be expelled therefrom only in pursuance
p.(None): of a decision reached in accordance with law and shall, except where compelling reasons of national security otherwise
p.(None): require, be allowed to submit the reasons against his expulsion and to have his case reviewed by, and be represented
p.(None): for the purpose before, the competent authority or a person or persons especially designated by the competent
p.(None): authority.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): Article 14
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 1. All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals. In the determination of any criminal charge against him,
p.(None): or of his rights and obligations in a suit at law, everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public hearing by a
p.(None): competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law. The press and the public may be excluded from all or
p.(None): part of a trial for reasons of morals, public order (ordre public) or national security in a democratic society, or
p.(None): when the interest of the private lives of the parties so requires, or to the extent strictly necessary in the opinion
p.(None): of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice; but any judgement
p.(None): rendered in a criminal case or in a suit at law shall be made public except where the interest of juvenile persons
p.(None): otherwise requires or the proceedings concern matrimonial disputes or the guardianship of children.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 2. Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall have the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according
p.(None): to law.
p.(None):
p.(None):
p.(None): 3. In the determination of any criminal charge against him, everyone shall be entitled to the following minimum
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Orphaned Trigger Words
Appendix
Indicator List
| Indicator | Vulnerability |
|---|
| access | Access to Social Goods |
| age | Age |
| armed forces | Soldier |
| arrest | person under arrest |
| arrested | person under arrest |
| authority | Relationship to Authority |
| belief | Religion |
| child | Child |
| children | Child |
| conviction | Religion |
| crime | Illegal Activity |
| criminal | criminal |
| detained | person in detention center |
| education | education |
| emergency | Public Emergency |
| ethnic | Ethnicity |
| family | Motherhood/Family |
| home | Property Ownership |
| language | Linguistic Proficiency |
| liberty | Incarcerated |
| linguistic | Linguistic Proficiency |
| military | Soldier |
| minor | Youth/Minors |
| nation | stateless persons |
| officer | Police Officer |
| opinion | philosophical differences/differences of opinion |
| parents | parents |
| party | political affiliation |
| police | Police Officer |
| political | political affiliation |
| pregnant | Pregnant |
| prisoners | Criminal Convictions |
| property | Property Ownership |
| race | Racial Minority |
| racial | Racial Minority |
| religion | Religion |
| religious | Religion |
| unlawful | Illegal Activity |
| victim | Victim of Abuse |
| violence | Threat of Violence |
| women | Women |
Indicator Peers (Indicators in Same Vulnerability)
| Indicator | Peers |
|---|
| armed forces | ['military'] |
| arrest | ['arrested'] |
| arrested | ['arrest'] |
| belief | ['conviction', 'religion', 'religious'] |
| child | ['children'] |
| children | ['child'] |
| conviction | ['belief', 'religion', 'religious'] |
| crime | ['unlawful'] |
| home | ['property'] |
| language | ['linguistic'] |
| linguistic | ['language'] |
| military | ['armedXforces'] |
| officer | ['police'] |
| party | ['political'] |
| police | ['officer'] |
| political | ['party'] |
| property | ['home'] |
| race | ['racial'] |
| racial | ['race'] |
| religion | ['belief', 'conviction', 'religious'] |
| religious | ['belief', 'conviction', 'religion'] |
| unlawful | ['crime'] |
Trigger Words
capacity
coercion
consent
cultural
justice
protect
protection
self-determination
Applicable Type / Vulnerability / Indicator Overlay for this Input