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CAT/C/UZB/CO/3
CAT
2008-02-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Uzbekistan" ]
[ "Asia-Pacific" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) submit next periodic report, which will be the fourth report, by 30 December 2011
r) submit next periodic report, which will be the fourth report, by 30 December 2011
CAT | Uzbekistan | CAT/C/UZB/CO/3 | 2008 | DocumentId: d2862796-74ee-4064-ad85-0473d472249d | AnnotationId: f302edd2-88a9-43f3-87ed-52637cb2e914
ff8958af-b839-4075-829c-e45b1fe28829
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Human trafficking & contemporary forms of slavery", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "8.7 - End modern slavery, trafficking and child labour" ]
w) the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, on 13 November 2002 w) the ratification of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 24 April 2005 ...
w) the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, on 13 November 2002 w) the ratification of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 24 April 2005 ...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: ff8958af-b839-4075-829c-e45b1fe28829
2cd58374-348d-45d7-90ba-be58eab2ade3
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
c) the State party has neither incorporated CAT into its legislation nor introduced corresponding provisions in respect of several articles, in particular: > the definition of torture (art. 1) > the criminalization of torture (art. 4) > the prohibition of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in the penal system (art. ...
c) the State party has neither incorporated CAT into its legislation nor introduced corresponding provisions in respect of several articles, in particular: > the definition of torture (art. 1) > the criminalization of torture (art. 4) > the prohibition of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in the penal system (art. ...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 2cd58374-348d-45d7-90ba-be58eab2ade3
80384f3c-070f-4a35-9989-f67d671780db
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.6 - Effective, accountable and transparent institutions" ]
r) incorporate speedily CAT into the legal system and to include in the criminal legislation and other provisions criminalizing acts of torture a definition of torture that covers all the elements contained in article 1 CAT and appropriate penalties that take into account the grave nature of such acts
r) incorporate speedily CAT into the legal system and to include in the criminal legislation and other provisions criminalizing acts of torture a definition of torture that covers all the elements contained in article 1 CAT and appropriate penalties that take into account the grave nature of such acts
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 80384f3c-070f-4a35-9989-f67d671780db
b935fd58-0a2c-4db9-96e5-42a797cbeb8c
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Derogation & state of emergency" ]
[]
c) article 25 of the State party’s Constitution does not clearly stipulate the absolute prohibition of torture, regardless of whether a state of war or a public emergency has been declared
c) article 25 of the State party’s Constitution does not clearly stipulate the absolute prohibition of torture, regardless of whether a state of war or a public emergency has been declared
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: b935fd58-0a2c-4db9-96e5-42a797cbeb8c
160bd23a-2964-44aa-ad04-7c3419598ced
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Derogation & state of emergency" ]
[]
r) incorporate in the Constitution and other laws the principle of an absolute prohibition of torture whereby no exceptional circumstances whatsoever may be invoked to justify it
r) incorporate in the Constitution and other laws the principle of an absolute prohibition of torture whereby no exceptional circumstances whatsoever may be invoked to justify it
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 160bd23a-2964-44aa-ad04-7c3419598ced
4f053e6c-7080-4f27-868f-626901cdacef
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
w) the cooperation between the State party and UNHCR, which aims to strengthen the State party’s capacity to protect refugees, and notes with appreciation the positive steps already taken by it to recognize the need to replace the 1970 Refugees Control Act by a revised refugee bill c) the Refugee Control Act currently ...
w) the cooperation between the State party and UNHCR, which aims to strengthen the State party’s capacity to protect refugees, and notes with appreciation the positive steps already taken by it to recognize the need to replace the 1970 Refugees Control Act by a revised refugee bill c) the Refugee Control Act currently ...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 4f053e6c-7080-4f27-868f-626901cdacef
681f3d99-5f0d-48af-b686-eeeb6dd4eedd
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Refugees & asylum seekers" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) ensure that the new Refugee Bill and the Immigration and Deportation Act fully comply with article 3 CAT i) detailed information on cases of denial of extradition, return or expulsion owing to the risk that the person might be subjected to torture, ill-treatment or the death penalty upon return
r) ensure that the new Refugee Bill and the Immigration and Deportation Act fully comply with article 3 CAT i) detailed information on cases of denial of extradition, return or expulsion owing to the risk that the person might be subjected to torture, ill-treatment or the death penalty upon return
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 681f3d99-5f0d-48af-b686-eeeb6dd4eedd
548501be-96c8-49ad-ad96-e33328127333
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
n) the State party makes extradition contingent on the existence of an extradition treaty and that the Extradition Act allows for extradition of offenders from and to Commonwealth countries c) the State party, when it receives a request for extradition from another State with which it has no extradition treaty, does no...
n) the State party makes extradition contingent on the existence of an extradition treaty and that the Extradition Act allows for extradition of offenders from and to Commonwealth countries c) the State party, when it receives a request for extradition from another State with which it has no extradition treaty, does no...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 548501be-96c8-49ad-ad96-e33328127333
104a03d7-89f6-4514-9385-853814e52941
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) take appropriate legislative and administrative measures to ensure that CAT can be invoked as a legal basis for extradition in respect of the crimes enumerated in article 4 CAT when it receives a request for extradition from any other State party with which it has no extradition treaty, while at the same time observ...
r) take appropriate legislative and administrative measures to ensure that CAT can be invoked as a legal basis for extradition in respect of the crimes enumerated in article 4 CAT when it receives a request for extradition from any other State party with which it has no extradition treaty, while at the same time observ...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 104a03d7-89f6-4514-9385-853814e52941
0a27aba6-dd8c-4afe-b6b8-ead314d3e059
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
w) the Human Rights Commission is allowed to conduct prison and police cells inspections c) it does not have sufficient financial and human resources to conduct such visits nor the power to take action against persons found guilty, as it can only make recommendations to the competent authorities c) the frequent failure...
w) the Human Rights Commission is allowed to conduct prison and police cells inspections c) it does not have sufficient financial and human resources to conduct such visits nor the power to take action against persons found guilty, as it can only make recommendations to the competent authorities c) the frequent failure...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 0a27aba6-dd8c-4afe-b6b8-ead314d3e059
60e73a7c-9a04-400f-910b-863df2b3c246
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
r) provide the Human Rights Commission with sufficient financial and human resources and allow it to receive financial support without the prior agreement of the President r) reinforce the independence of the commissioners, especially with regard to the appointment process, and enhance the enforcement power of the Comm...
r) provide the Human Rights Commission with sufficient financial and human resources and allow it to receive financial support without the prior agreement of the President r) reinforce the independence of the commissioners, especially with regard to the appointment process, and enhance the enforcement power of the Comm...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 60e73a7c-9a04-400f-910b-863df2b3c246
55762369-f71d-469d-a836-d937dfe0bfe3
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
n) the State party has begun the process of drafting a prosecution policy c) despite the State party’s commitment expressed seven years ago, no measures have been taken to remove the function of prosecution from the police to the Director of Public Prosecutions
n) the State party has begun the process of drafting a prosecution policy c) despite the State party’s commitment expressed seven years ago, no measures have been taken to remove the function of prosecution from the police to the Director of Public Prosecutions
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 55762369-f71d-469d-a836-d937dfe0bfe3
2dce2614-40a0-46bf-8c98-f9ed812e13da
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) ensure the prompt enactment of an adequate prosecution policy in order to ensure a fully independent complaint mechanism for victims of torture r) remove the function of prosecution from the police to the Director of Public Prosecutions in order to guarantee the suspect’s rights in the administration of justice
r) ensure the prompt enactment of an adequate prosecution policy in order to ensure a fully independent complaint mechanism for victims of torture r) remove the function of prosecution from the police to the Director of Public Prosecutions in order to guarantee the suspect’s rights in the administration of justice
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 2dce2614-40a0-46bf-8c98-f9ed812e13da
380c0c87-b755-408b-b757-8a82de9744d4
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
n) officers found guilty by the Police Public Complaints Authority have been charged with administrative sanctions c) the absence of prosecution of perpetrators of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as well as the lack of appropriate penalties for such perpetrators c) the lack of appropriate compensatio...
n) officers found guilty by the Police Public Complaints Authority have been charged with administrative sanctions c) the absence of prosecution of perpetrators of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as well as the lack of appropriate penalties for such perpetrators c) the lack of appropriate compensatio...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 380c0c87-b755-408b-b757-8a82de9744d4
166f135f-cf7c-4d05-8471-2c661ce76ff0
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) ensure adequate prosecution of perpetrators of acts of torture and appropriate compensation, including full rehabilitation for victims of torture i) in the next periodic report statistical information on the number of cases of torture brought to courts and on compensation received by victims
r) ensure adequate prosecution of perpetrators of acts of torture and appropriate compensation, including full rehabilitation for victims of torture i) in the next periodic report statistical information on the number of cases of torture brought to courts and on compensation received by victims
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 166f135f-cf7c-4d05-8471-2c661ce76ff0
94c5336e-1322-4ffa-bf57-1265f1945082
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
c) the police service rely on the judges’ rules, which are not enforceable, for guidance on the procedures to be followed by police officers in detaining and questioning suspects c) there are no formal rules ensuring the right to contact relatives, the right of access to a lawyer, including for children, and medical ex...
c) the police service rely on the judges’ rules, which are not enforceable, for guidance on the procedures to be followed by police officers in detaining and questioning suspects c) there are no formal rules ensuring the right to contact relatives, the right of access to a lawyer, including for children, and medical ex...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 94c5336e-1322-4ffa-bf57-1265f1945082
b5670f43-35f1-40fa-ae25-a47f90a99ada
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "3.7 - Universal access to reproductive care, planning and education", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
r) consider amending its Code of Criminal Procedure and take effective measures to ensure that fundamental legal safeguards for persons detained by police officers are respected, including the right to inform relatives, have access to counsel and independent medical assistance from the outset of detention
r) consider amending its Code of Criminal Procedure and take effective measures to ensure that fundamental legal safeguards for persons detained by police officers are respected, including the right to inform relatives, have access to counsel and independent medical assistance from the outset of detention
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: b5670f43-35f1-40fa-ae25-a47f90a99ada
260e2636-5c31-459b-8290-9e8eb08e56f7
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
w) the setting-up of the Forensic Laboratory in Lusaka c) only police officers working in that location can investigate efficiently
w) the setting-up of the Forensic Laboratory in Lusaka c) only police officers working in that location can investigate efficiently
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 260e2636-5c31-459b-8290-9e8eb08e56f7
a092de8c-a6f0-4d9a-bd78-9e3aa27b8c82
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) establish forensic laboratories in all provincial centres and provide training in the use of such laboratories
r) establish forensic laboratories in all provincial centres and provide training in the use of such laboratories
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: a092de8c-a6f0-4d9a-bd78-9e3aa27b8c82
cca0284b-37ea-49d8-874b-9682cee61e67
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
n) the efforts made by the State party to punish police and prison officers for torture, abuses or violations of human rights c) the fact, acknowledged by the State party, that most people living in the State party are unaware of their rights and thus unable to present their allegations before appropriate authorities o...
n) the efforts made by the State party to punish police and prison officers for torture, abuses or violations of human rights c) the fact, acknowledged by the State party, that most people living in the State party are unaware of their rights and thus unable to present their allegations before appropriate authorities o...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: cca0284b-37ea-49d8-874b-9682cee61e67
839b9187-68fd-473a-92d1-2797e80476ae
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) undertake awareness-raising campaigns in order to ensure that all persons in the State party are aware of their rights, as envisaged in article 13 CAT
r) undertake awareness-raising campaigns in order to ensure that all persons in the State party are aware of their rights, as envisaged in article 13 CAT
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 839b9187-68fd-473a-92d1-2797e80476ae
34d3928a-dbd9-40f4-b024-deb6f759ff65
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
w) law enforcement personnel do not rely on confession statements unless other independent evidence has been obtained c) there is no legislation or other measures to ensure that any statement made as a result of torture cannot be invoked as evidence in any proceedings
w) law enforcement personnel do not rely on confession statements unless other independent evidence has been obtained c) there is no legislation or other measures to ensure that any statement made as a result of torture cannot be invoked as evidence in any proceedings
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 34d3928a-dbd9-40f4-b024-deb6f759ff65
629183e9-76a0-4edf-8720-6a857d457c04
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) adopt all necessary legislative, judicial or administrative measures to ensure the strict application of article 15 CAT i) detailed information on any cases where such evidence has been excluded or used and on measures implemented
r) adopt all necessary legislative, judicial or administrative measures to ensure the strict application of article 15 CAT i) detailed information on any cases where such evidence has been excluded or used and on measures implemented
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 629183e9-76a0-4edf-8720-6a857d457c04
a903b8f6-5de5-46f4-99e5-258eee7b4dd1
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "2.1 - Universal access to safe and nutritious food", "2 - ZERO HUNGER" ]
w) the numerous administrative and other measures taken to improve the conditions of detention and the State party’s commitment to continue these efforts c) the severe overcrowding in detention facilities, the still poor physical conditions prevailing in prisons and the lack of hygiene and adequate food c) the use of a...
w) the numerous administrative and other measures taken to improve the conditions of detention and the State party’s commitment to continue these efforts c) the severe overcrowding in detention facilities, the still poor physical conditions prevailing in prisons and the lack of hygiene and adequate food c) the use of a...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: a903b8f6-5de5-46f4-99e5-258eee7b4dd1
77c5ae32-5df3-410b-ba1f-4fcbe38f99ee
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "2.1 - Universal access to safe and nutritious food", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all", "2 - ZERO HUNGER" ]
r) take urgent measures to bring conditions in detention centres into line with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners r) allocate all material, human and budgetary resources necessary for this purpose and give priority to > reducing overcrowding and the high number of prisoners in det...
r) take urgent measures to bring conditions in detention centres into line with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners r) allocate all material, human and budgetary resources necessary for this purpose and give priority to > reducing overcrowding and the high number of prisoners in det...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 77c5ae32-5df3-410b-ba1f-4fcbe38f99ee
b8e3522f-dee1-4cdb-aa9f-591f68c476f1
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
w) the amendment of the Prisons Act of 2004 providing for the establishment of a health-care service in prisons, which would enable prison services to employ competent medical personnel to attend to the health needs of inmates c) the prevalence of diseases such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis and the high contamination ra...
w) the amendment of the Prisons Act of 2004 providing for the establishment of a health-care service in prisons, which would enable prison services to employ competent medical personnel to attend to the health needs of inmates c) the prevalence of diseases such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis and the high contamination ra...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: b8e3522f-dee1-4cdb-aa9f-591f68c476f1
0de89516-621e-45a4-b858-2cf699a26b83
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
r) speed up the establishment of health-care services in prisons and the recruitment of medical personnel in order to bring conditions of detention into line with international standards
r) speed up the establishment of health-care services in prisons and the recruitment of medical personnel in order to bring conditions of detention into line with international standards
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 0de89516-621e-45a4-b858-2cf699a26b83
7b09b3ad-a8b4-43cc-88c0-84ae8f304e99
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
w) the amendment of the Prisons Act of 2004 providing for the release of prisoners on parole, including terminally ill prisoners c) prison authorities make in practice little use of this remedy
w) the amendment of the Prisons Act of 2004 providing for the release of prisoners on parole, including terminally ill prisoners c) prison authorities make in practice little use of this remedy
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 7b09b3ad-a8b4-43cc-88c0-84ae8f304e99
ecb043d9-e27a-4e1c-9431-a83374f1a19b
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) urge the competent prison authorities to use in practice all legal possibilities to release prisoners on parole by the Commissioner of Prisons on the recommendation of the Parole Board and to discharge from prison any terminally ill prisoner
r) urge the competent prison authorities to use in practice all legal possibilities to release prisoners on parole by the Commissioner of Prisons on the recommendation of the Parole Board and to discharge from prison any terminally ill prisoner
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: ecb043d9-e27a-4e1c-9431-a83374f1a19b
0f466010-3ab7-4d5c-b78a-05833dfe0824
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
c) juveniles are often not held separately from adults, women from men, and pretrial detainees from convicted prisoners c) the low legal age for criminal responsibility (8 years)
c) juveniles are often not held separately from adults, women from men, and pretrial detainees from convicted prisoners c) the low legal age for criminal responsibility (8 years)
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 0f466010-3ab7-4d5c-b78a-05833dfe0824
43581b6e-7027-43e2-8819-08d9b4126978
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
r) take urgent measures to ensure that accused persons are detained separately from convicted ones and that children and women are detained separately from adults and men respectively, in all circumstances r) raise the age of criminal responsibility to a more internationally acceptable age
r) take urgent measures to ensure that accused persons are detained separately from convicted ones and that children and women are detained separately from adults and men respectively, in all circumstances r) raise the age of criminal responsibility to a more internationally acceptable age
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 43581b6e-7027-43e2-8819-08d9b4126978
ca4e39bf-db62-4eb1-aac9-b73d9a0adc32
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Death penalty", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
c) the conditions of detention of convicted prisoners on death row, which may amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, in particular due to overcrowding and the excessive length of time on death row
c) the conditions of detention of convicted prisoners on death row, which may amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, in particular due to overcrowding and the excessive length of time on death row
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: ca4e39bf-db62-4eb1-aac9-b73d9a0adc32
fdc92793-0255-4347-81cd-769842e17a9b
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Death penalty", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
r) consider taking measures to restrict the application of the death penalty and adopt procedural reforms that include the possibility of measures of pardon. r) ensure that its legislation provides for the possibility of the commutation of a death sentence where there have been delays in its implementation r) ensure th...
r) consider taking measures to restrict the application of the death penalty and adopt procedural reforms that include the possibility of measures of pardon. r) ensure that its legislation provides for the possibility of the commutation of a death sentence where there have been delays in its implementation r) ensure th...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: fdc92793-0255-4347-81cd-769842e17a9b
d64c44e2-a4bc-4389-a9d2-fd33473eb8dc
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
c) information of law enforcement personnel inflicting torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment during criminal investigations in police stations
c) information of law enforcement personnel inflicting torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment during criminal investigations in police stations
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: d64c44e2-a4bc-4389-a9d2-fd33473eb8dc
4b925329-e31a-4fd9-8eea-d5879dd57edb
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) ensure that the allegations of the excessive use of force during criminal investigations are thoroughly investigated, if appropriate the accused are brought to trial and if found responsible adequately punished
r) ensure that the allegations of the excessive use of force during criminal investigations are thoroughly investigated, if appropriate the accused are brought to trial and if found responsible adequately punished
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 4b925329-e31a-4fd9-8eea-d5879dd57edb
07da5c14-211f-46ef-b3c7-0edc1aeaf9d4
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "4.a - Build and upgrade inclusive and safe schools" ]
n) the State party’s legislation prohibits corporal punishment in schools c) the absence of legislation prohibiting such punishment in the family and in institutions other than schools, and that corporal punishment is de facto widely practised and accepted as a means of upbringing
n) the State party’s legislation prohibits corporal punishment in schools c) the absence of legislation prohibiting such punishment in the family and in institutions other than schools, and that corporal punishment is de facto widely practised and accepted as a means of upbringing
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 07da5c14-211f-46ef-b3c7-0edc1aeaf9d4
d7abe037-30f9-4a15-869f-683e048bd1d8
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "4.a - Build and upgrade inclusive and safe schools" ]
r) extend legislation prohibiting corporal punishment to the family and to institutions other than schools, ensure that legislation prohibiting corporal punishment is strictly enforced and undertake awareness‑raising and educational campaigns to that effect
r) extend legislation prohibiting corporal punishment to the family and to institutions other than schools, ensure that legislation prohibiting corporal punishment is strictly enforced and undertake awareness‐raising and educational campaigns to that effect
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: d7abe037-30f9-4a15-869f-683e048bd1d8
530970be-8a09-49e2-9c78-a488b8e53eee
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
w) the State party’s ongoing process of reviewing the Penal Code to prevent and punish gender-based violence as well as the National Action Plan on Gender‑Based Violence c) reports of widespread violence against women, particularly rape and violence in the family c) the discrepancy between statutory and customary law a...
w) the State party’s ongoing process of reviewing the Penal Code to prevent and punish gender-based violence as well as the National Action Plan on Gender‐Based Violence c) reports of widespread violence against women, particularly rape and violence in the family c) the discrepancy between statutory and customary law a...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 530970be-8a09-49e2-9c78-a488b8e53eee
a0e2e352-2107-453f-acba-ee4098957100
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
r) continue efforts to prevent and punish gender‑based violence and adopt all appropriate measures to prevent, combat and punish violence against women, in particular by speedily adopting the legislation under way against gender-based violence and by incorporating offences of family violence and marital rape in its Pen...
r) continue efforts to prevent and punish gender‐based violence and adopt all appropriate measures to prevent, combat and punish violence against women, in particular by speedily adopting the legislation under way against gender-based violence and by incorporating offences of family violence and marital rape in its Pen...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: a0e2e352-2107-453f-acba-ee4098957100
3908d840-a15e-4ecb-85f7-0040da999780
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women" ]
n) the State party’s efforts to ensure that female prisoners are supervised by female officers c) information of acts of sexual violence by law enforcement personnel, especially in rural areas, and regrets the low number of complaints and the absence of convictions in this regard
n) the State party’s efforts to ensure that female prisoners are supervised by female officers c) information of acts of sexual violence by law enforcement personnel, especially in rural areas, and regrets the low number of complaints and the absence of convictions in this regard
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 3908d840-a15e-4ecb-85f7-0040da999780
2bcab570-2209-46fd-bef8-b37b22fe08d7
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
r) continue the recruitment process of female officers and ensure that procedures are in place to monitor the behaviour of law enforcement officials r) promptly and impartially investigate all allegations of torture and ill-treatment, including sexual violence, with a view to prosecuting those responsible r) set up a r...
r) continue the recruitment process of female officers and ensure that procedures are in place to monitor the behaviour of law enforcement officials r) promptly and impartially investigate all allegations of torture and ill-treatment, including sexual violence, with a view to prosecuting those responsible r) set up a r...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 2bcab570-2209-46fd-bef8-b37b22fe08d7
3669468c-fd8a-42a8-869e-714d63ea9dcd
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
w) the State party’s efforts to provide human rights training to law enforcement officers, including the police c) the lack of training on the ways of prevention and prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment provided for law enforcement officials at all levels, including police off...
w) the State party’s efforts to provide human rights training to law enforcement officers, including the police c) the lack of training on the ways of prevention and prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment provided for law enforcement officials at all levels, including police off...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 3669468c-fd8a-42a8-869e-714d63ea9dcd
52b54f3b-9fa3-44c1-89e6-d25a7aaf17ba
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "4 - QUALITY EDUCATION", "4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship" ]
r) continue human rights training with the objective of bringing about a change in attitudes and behaviour and include the prohibition of torture for all professionals, enumerated in article 10 CAT, at all levels r) ensure practical training for medical personnel to detect signs of torture and ill-treatment. r) provide...
r) continue human rights training with the objective of bringing about a change in attitudes and behaviour and include the prohibition of torture for all professionals, enumerated in article 10 CAT, at all levels r) ensure practical training for medical personnel to detect signs of torture and ill-treatment. r) provide...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 52b54f3b-9fa3-44c1-89e6-d25a7aaf17ba
b40bb70f-de5d-43c9-8282-756073e21303
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
w) the State party’s commitment to ratify the OP-CAT
w) the State party’s commitment to ratify the OP-CAT
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: b40bb70f-de5d-43c9-8282-756073e21303
97d2d699-58a5-45aa-9abd-90245f726fed
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
r) consider ratifying the OP-CAT
r) consider ratifying the OP-CAT
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 97d2d699-58a5-45aa-9abd-90245f726fed
53ae7370-5e3f-4ec5-8407-3277f0d92061
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
c) despite the commitment expressed during the consideration of the initial report of Zambia in 2001, the State party has not yet made the declarations provided for in articles 21 and 22 CAR
c) despite the commitment expressed during the consideration of the initial report of Zambia in 2001, the State party has not yet made the declarations provided for in articles 21 and 22 CAR
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 53ae7370-5e3f-4ec5-8407-3277f0d92061
1b579a30-9a72-4586-912b-00f2221ee9f3
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) consider making the declarations provided for in articles 21 and 22 of the Convention
r) consider making the declarations provided for in articles 21 and 22 of the Convention
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 1b579a30-9a72-4586-912b-00f2221ee9f3
4a7ba8bb-9e0c-4c51-a180-7039d109f16f
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "16.2 - Protect children from abuse, exploitation, trafficking and violence", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data", "16.3 - Prom...
n) the current development of a central database by the Central Statistics Office i) in the next periodic report data, which will facilitate CAT’s assessment of the implementation of obligations under CAT i) statistics on the reception capacity and population of each prison in Zambia, including data disaggregated by ge...
n) the current development of a central database by the Central Statistics Office i) in the next periodic report data, which will facilitate CAT’s assessment of the implementation of obligations under CAT i) statistics on the reception capacity and population of each prison in Zambia, including data disaggregated by ge...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 4a7ba8bb-9e0c-4c51-a180-7039d109f16f
35dfa4cd-8a48-4da9-9e53-8a1d97a7985a
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Migrants", "Women & girls", "Persons with disabilities" ]
[ "Ratification of & accession to international instruments", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
r) ratify the United Nations human rights treaties and their protocols to which Zambia is not yet a party, namely the ICRMW, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, ICCPR-OP2, OP-C...
r) ratify the United Nations human rights treaties and their protocols to which Zambia is not yet a party, namely the ICRMW, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, ICCPR-OP2, OP-C...
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 35dfa4cd-8a48-4da9-9e53-8a1d97a7985a
9a5ad463-a360-4e0f-882b-2ce54b38e329
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Media" ]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) disseminate widely the State party reports submitted by Zambia to the Committee and the concluding observations and summary records, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non‑governmental organizations
r) disseminate widely the State party reports submitted by Zambia to the Committee and the concluding observations and summary records, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non‐governmental organizations
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 9a5ad463-a360-4e0f-882b-2ce54b38e329
3198d492-6b39-423d-b06c-17463ebf4a29
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) update the core document in accordance with the harmonized guidelines on reporting, approved recently by the international human rights treaty monitoring bodies (HRI/GEN/2/Rev.4)
r) update the core document in accordance with the harmonized guidelines on reporting, approved recently by the international human rights treaty monitoring bodies (HRI/GEN/2/Rev.4)
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: 3198d492-6b39-423d-b06c-17463ebf4a29
f38f5938-2ea9-4006-adbf-65b6a3d19206
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
i) within one year, information on the response to CAT’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 8, 9, 11, 13 and 18 above
i) within one year, information on the response to CAT’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 8, 9, 11, 13 and 18 above
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: f38f5938-2ea9-4006-adbf-65b6a3d19206
f86b3a60-ec69-419d-8aa1-044bf22978b4
CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2
CAT
2008-05-26
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Zambia" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Cooperation & Follow up with Treaty Bodies" ]
[]
r) submit the next periodic report, which will be considered the third periodic report, by 30 June 2012
r) submit the next periodic report, which will be considered the third periodic report, by 30 June 2012
CAT | Zambia | CAT/C/ZMB/CO/2 | 2008 | DocumentId: a519dfd7-1f75-4092-a5c4-481dded30fd4 | AnnotationId: f86b3a60-ec69-419d-8aa1-044bf22978b4
751b0e24-8d95-4289-a7c8-ea40be593d17
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Indigenous peoples", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups" ]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere", "10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES", "16.6 - Effective, accountable and transparent institutions", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for al...
NPM r) SPT wishes to indicate some guidelines concerning certain key features of NPMs and recommends that the government takes these features into account when re-examining its decision: (a) The mandate and powers of the NPM should be clearly and specifically established in national legislation as a constitutional or l...
NPM r) SPT wishes to indicate some guidelines concerning certain key features of NPMs and recommends that the government takes these features into account when re-examining its decision: (a) The mandate and powers of the NPM should be clearly and specifically established in national legislation as a constitutional or l...
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 751b0e24-8d95-4289-a7c8-ea40be593d17
98ce1d08-1702-420d-a605-a432230ac5e3
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
NPM r) take into account the views of the SPT expressed in paragraphs 37 to 41, and requests the Government to provide information on any new developments in respect of the NPMs within six months
NPM r) take into account the views of the SPT expressed in paragraphs 37 to 41, and requests the Government to provide information on any new developments in respect of the NPMs within six months
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 98ce1d08-1702-420d-a605-a432230ac5e3
53312a56-4405-4284-b617-e92c462b23dd
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Police r) SPT emphasizes the duty of the Swedish authorities to ensure that all persons obliged to stay with the police are made aware of their basic rights as well as of all the relevant procedural rights that such persons may exercise at this stage of the proceedings r) SPT also stresses the obligation on the part of...
Police r) SPT emphasizes the duty of the Swedish authorities to ensure that all persons obliged to stay with the police are made aware of their basic rights as well as of all the relevant procedural rights that such persons may exercise at this stage of the proceedings r) SPT also stresses the obligation on the part of...
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 53312a56-4405-4284-b617-e92c462b23dd
7ab22521-f21f-4f7a-93e9-7d9ca8f12f0c
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Police r) the information sheet listing the rights of the persons obliged to stay with the police be finalized as soon as possible and distributed to all police stations r) information on rights should be given orally for persons who do not know how to read and through interpretation for persons who do not have suffici...
Police r) the information sheet listing the rights of the persons obliged to stay with the police be finalized as soon as possible and distributed to all police stations r) information on rights should be given orally for persons who do not know how to read and through interpretation for persons who do not have suffici...
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 7ab22521-f21f-4f7a-93e9-7d9ca8f12f0c
f8bdd9aa-d143-4ecb-b3d5-a278ade559d7
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Police r) take the necessary steps to ensure that this new provision is effectively applied in practice r) the notification should take place as soon as possible after apprehension, and the persons apprehended by the police should be systematically informed about this right r) the possibility to delay the notification ...
Police r) take the necessary steps to ensure that this new provision is effectively applied in practice r) the notification should take place as soon as possible after apprehension, and the persons apprehended by the police should be systematically informed about this right r) the possibility to delay the notification ...
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: f8bdd9aa-d143-4ecb-b3d5-a278ade559d7
8b2982ff-a1a8-4a19-bc3e-834df1b1e024
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Police r) SPT welcomes this new provision [the new section 17 a) of the Police Act] and recommends that the Swedish authorities take the necessary steps to ensure it is effectively applied also in practice, and that all persons obliged to stay with the police are systematically informed about this right
Police r) SPT welcomes this new provision [the new section 17 a) of the Police Act] and recommends that the Swedish authorities take the necessary steps to ensure it is effectively applied also in practice, and that all persons obliged to stay with the police are systematically informed about this right
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 8b2982ff-a1a8-4a19-bc3e-834df1b1e024
11de7ebb-8079-4691-b0be-1b8f2f540ee4
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Police > SPT welcomes this new provision [amendments made to section 10 of chapter 23 of the Code of Judicial Procedure] as it now allows the presence of counsel from the very beginning of the deprivation of liberty and for all persons obliged to remain with the police > it also reflects the fact that the person giving...
Police > SPT welcomes this new provision [amendments made to section 10 of chapter 23 of the Code of Judicial Procedure] as it now allows the presence of counsel from the very beginning of the deprivation of liberty and for all persons obliged to remain with the police > it also reflects the fact that the person giving...
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 11de7ebb-8079-4691-b0be-1b8f2f540ee4
3d0e7f07-6daa-4a15-91cd-337d4bbc1c50
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Administration of justice & fair trial", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation" ]
Police r) ensure that all persons enjoy equal access to defence counsel not only in law but also in practice r) necessary steps should be taken to extend the right to public defence counsel to as early a stage of the deprivation of liberty as possible
Police r) ensure that all persons enjoy equal access to defence counsel not only in law but also in practice r) necessary steps should be taken to extend the right to public defence counsel to as early a stage of the deprivation of liberty as possible
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 3d0e7f07-6daa-4a15-91cd-337d4bbc1c50
24b061a4-185c-42e0-8614-e2416a7ff82b
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Police r) requests to see a doctors should not be screened by police officers and recommends the right to have access to a doctor be firmly established in a specific legal provision and that the persons obliged to stay with the police are systematically informed about this right at the outset of the custody
Police r) requests to see a doctors should not be screened by police officers and recommends the right to have access to a doctor be firmly established in a specific legal provision and that the persons obliged to stay with the police are systematically informed about this right at the outset of the custody
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 24b061a4-185c-42e0-8614-e2416a7ff82b
197a53ac-84ac-4cef-8016-5ba7d83daae9
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Police r) the sobering up cells are not used for holding persons for longer than the time the persons may be held with the police under the Act on Police Interventions against Intoxicated Persons, i.e. normally for a maximum of eight hours
Police r) the sobering up cells are not used for holding persons for longer than the time the persons may be held with the police under the Act on Police Interventions against Intoxicated Persons, i.e. normally for a maximum of eight hours
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 197a53ac-84ac-4cef-8016-5ba7d83daae9
8f2ee114-ca2e-4fd4-938c-c4ef71afe2cd
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
Police r) outdoor exercise should be guaranteed to all detainees who have to stay in police custody for more than 24 hours
Police r) outdoor exercise should be guaranteed to all detainees who have to stay in police custody for more than 24 hours
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 8f2ee114-ca2e-4fd4-938c-c4ef71afe2cd
632fb2a9-df44-4e69-80cd-a39e2681a166
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Police r) take steps to ensure that access to interpretation is guaranteed in practice
Police r) take steps to ensure that access to interpretation is guaranteed in practice
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 632fb2a9-df44-4e69-80cd-a39e2681a166
3bc5188e-d637-408e-a1fc-984ad89537c6
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Remand prisons r) in accordance with the legislation in force, the detainees are systematically given information on their rights, the applicable rules and the regime in remand custody r) the information should be given in a language the detainee can reasonably be supposed to understand
Remand prisons r) in accordance with the legislation in force, the detainees are systematically given information on their rights, the applicable rules and the regime in remand custody r) the information should be given in a language the detainee can reasonably be supposed to understand
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 3bc5188e-d637-408e-a1fc-984ad89537c6
2c166613-143b-4cb3-8fa2-b15e688f96ec
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
Remand prisons r) examine the possibility of establishing a centralized system of registers to which all relevant stakeholders would have access r) particular attention should be paid to data protection issues, and access to the system be granted depending on the field of responsibility of each authority and duties of ...
Remand prisons r) examine the possibility of establishing a centralized system of registers to which all relevant stakeholders would have access r) particular attention should be paid to data protection issues, and access to the system be granted depending on the field of responsibility of each authority and duties of ...
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 2c166613-143b-4cb3-8fa2-b15e688f96ec
c77c74e4-4747-4b70-ab6a-86bbad16e83e
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Remand prisons r) clarify whether or not brief initial screening on medical issues is conducted routinely by non-medical staff
Remand prisons r) clarify whether or not brief initial screening on medical issues is conducted routinely by non-medical staff
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: c77c74e4-4747-4b70-ab6a-86bbad16e83e
dfcfb3d1-4bb5-4b2d-b312-5b7ef3fea8be
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
Remand prisons r) ensure that all detainees are medically screened upon arrival r) if the initial screening is performed by a nurse, the detainees should be offered the opportunity to be seen by a doctor as soon as possible after arrival
Remand prisons r) ensure that all detainees are medically screened upon arrival r) if the initial screening is performed by a nurse, the detainees should be offered the opportunity to be seen by a doctor as soon as possible after arrival
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: dfcfb3d1-4bb5-4b2d-b312-5b7ef3fea8be
39a65cbf-769e-4698-aaaa-1ae0cd9144d8
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
Remand prisons r) the detainees are questioned on health matters, including screening of suicidal risk, only by properly trained staff, and that medical confidentiality is scrupulously respected r) custodial staff should be trained to recognize symptoms of stress conducive to an elevated risk of suicide; if they estima...
Remand prisons r) the detainees are questioned on health matters, including screening of suicidal risk, only by properly trained staff, and that medical confidentiality is scrupulously respected r) custodial staff should be trained to recognize symptoms of stress conducive to an elevated risk of suicide; if they estima...
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 39a65cbf-769e-4698-aaaa-1ae0cd9144d8
601331b2-7ce1-45cd-948c-f0f739c76cd7
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Judges, lawyers and prosecutors", "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
Remand prisons r) to ensure uniform and appropriate application of the legislation relating to restrictions, the SPT recommends that: · Clear guidelines be established on the application of restrictions for both District Court judges and for prosecutors · Prosecutors and judges be provided with training on the rules an...
Remand prisons r) to ensure uniform and appropriate application of the legislation relating to restrictions, the SPT recommends that: · Clear guidelines be established on the application of restrictions for both District Court judges and for prosecutors · Prosecutors and judges be provided with training on the rules an...
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 601331b2-7ce1-45cd-948c-f0f739c76cd7
03ab6209-f574-41df-9ba3-327732598fd2
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
Remand prisons i) SPT requests information on the result of the analysis of the information given by the Public Prosecution Offices on the number of persons detained in 2008 and on number of persons held under restrictions, and on any draft legislation aimed at reviewing of the system of imposing restrictions
Remand prisons i) SPT requests information on the result of the analysis of the information given by the Public Prosecution Offices on the number of persons detained in 2008 and on number of persons held under restrictions, and on any draft legislation aimed at reviewing of the system of imposing restrictions
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 03ab6209-f574-41df-9ba3-327732598fd2
2442147b-c7e2-4206-a562-23094898f75f
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.3 - Promote the rule of law and access to justice for all" ]
Remand prisons r) to prevent the adverse effects of prolonged isolation the SPT recommends that: · The practice of discussing with the prosecutor provisional lifting of the restrictions in an individual case be more firmly established in the law or regulations · All staff members working in direct contact with the deta...
Remand prisons r) to prevent the adverse effects of prolonged isolation the SPT recommends that: · The practice of discussing with the prosecutor provisional lifting of the restrictions in an individual case be more firmly established in the law or regulations · All staff members working in direct contact with the deta...
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 2442147b-c7e2-4206-a562-23094898f75f
b1135648-bd4e-4e10-a085-383979d7048d
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
Remand prisons r outdoor facilities available for the detainees held under restrictions be enlarged and offer possibilities for adequate physical exercise
Remand prisons r outdoor facilities available for the detainees held under restrictions be enlarged and offer possibilities for adequate physical exercise
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: b1135648-bd4e-4e10-a085-383979d7048d
0f7327a0-1cdc-44f2-bf38-1664a3292923
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
Remand prisons r) the relevant authorities ensure that those remand prisoners not held under restrictions, and who could have a more open regime, do so in practice r) to this end, the SPT encourages the authorities to allocate the space available in a way that detainees not under restrictions are not accommodated in th...
Remand prisons r) the relevant authorities ensure that those remand prisoners not held under restrictions, and who could have a more open regime, do so in practice r) to this end, the SPT encourages the authorities to allocate the space available in a way that detainees not under restrictions are not accommodated in th...
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 0f7327a0-1cdc-44f2-bf38-1664a3292923
21193a8e-177a-486d-8d2d-8d0044e79ecf
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
Remand prisons r) ensure that the requests to see health care personnel are met without delay
Remand prisons r) ensure that the requests to see health care personnel are met without delay
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 21193a8e-177a-486d-8d2d-8d0044e79ecf
acbbd66c-1f9b-484c-a91f-7a19267de02d
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Conditions of detention" ]
[ "3.8 - Achieve universal health coverage", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
Remand prisons r) ensure that the detainees requiring medical attention in a hospital are not returned to the remand prison before it can be ensured that their state of health corresponds to the level of care that the remand prison may offer
Remand prisons r) ensure that the detainees requiring medical attention in a hospital are not returned to the remand prison before it can be ensured that their state of health corresponds to the level of care that the remand prison may offer
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: acbbd66c-1f9b-484c-a91f-7a19267de02d
a9180e07-8c1c-4309-9702-aeec7424dbfe
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Conditions of detention" ]
[]
Remand prisons r) ensure appropriate levels of staffing at all times, which are sufficient not only to offer adequate supervision of detainees but also to organise the daily work in a manner that meets the needs of both detainees and staff
Remand prisons r) ensure appropriate levels of staffing at all times, which are sufficient not only to offer adequate supervision of detainees but also to organise the daily work in a manner that meets the needs of both detainees and staff
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: a9180e07-8c1c-4309-9702-aeec7424dbfe
24e1ade9-8a15-47e6-a901-4532f6101342
CAT/OP/SWE/1
SPT
2008-09-10
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Sweden" ]
[ "Western Europe & Others" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)", "Data collection & research" ]
[]
Remand prisons r) the relevant authorities ensure continuity of staff and their proper training to carry out all duties relating to this demanding work
Remand prisons r) the relevant authorities ensure continuity of staff and their proper training to carry out all duties relating to this demanding work
SPT | Sweden | CAT/OP/SWE/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: ca3e7249-f16e-47d1-a78e-5272aa03f20d | AnnotationId: 24e1ade9-8a15-47e6-a901-4532f6101342
715bb8bf-758c-407b-924c-2eed1ab18428
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "3.3 - Fight communicable diseases", "3 - GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" ]
w) strong democratic culture of the State party, as well as the establishing of universal basic education, and its considerable achievements in addressing the challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS pandemic
w) strong democratic culture of the State party, as well as the establishing of universal basic education, and its considerable achievements in addressing the challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS pandemic
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 715bb8bf-758c-407b-924c-2eed1ab18428
1310d0d9-89c7-46d0-ae24-5fa2825fb947
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
w) increased participation of women in Parliament, at the cabinet level and in the public service
w) increased participation of women in Parliament, at the cabinet level and in the public service
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 1310d0d9-89c7-46d0-ae24-5fa2825fb947
c2e9ab4b-1ea1-44ec-8bd1-b583120f4aab
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls" ]
[ "Reservations", "Right to participate in public affairs & right to vote", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.5 - Equal opportunities and participation in leadership" ]
r) strengthen efforts to promote the participation of women in all walks of public life as well as in the private sector
r) strengthen efforts to promote the participation of women in all walks of public life as well as in the private sector
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: c2e9ab4b-1ea1-44ec-8bd1-b583120f4aab
39a0a786-8414-477b-b199-b56429035dc5
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
n) Covenant is not directly applicable in domestic law c) not all rights provided for in the Covenant are addressed in the Constitution and legislation w) court judgments that courts should interpret domestic law in a manner consonant with international treaties, including the Covenant n) knowledge of the rights contai...
n) Covenant is not directly applicable in domestic law c) not all rights provided for in the Covenant are addressed in the Constitution and legislation w) court judgments that courts should interpret domestic law in a manner consonant with international treaties, including the Covenant n) knowledge of the rights contai...
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 39a0a786-8414-477b-b199-b56429035dc5
ee1e978b-8445-49a7-b8a3-b30b590577da
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
r) ensure the harmonization of its domestic law with the provisions of the Covenant r) provide training regarding provisions of the Covenant to judges and lawyers r) disseminate the Covenant in the main local languages for the benefit of the public
r) ensure the harmonization of its domestic law with the provisions of the Covenant r) provide training regarding provisions of the Covenant to judges and lawyers r) disseminate the Covenant in the main local languages for the benefit of the public
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: ee1e978b-8445-49a7-b8a3-b30b590577da
ee60f12d-78e1-460f-b846-307190e7cf4b
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
c) absence of detailed information and statistical data in the State party’s initial report and the written replies to its list of issues, which would allow it to assess the impact of Covenant rights in practice in the State party, and which it deems essential to its task in monitoring the implementation of the Covenan...
c) absence of detailed information and statistical data in the State party’s initial report and the written replies to its list of issues, which would allow it to assess the impact of Covenant rights in practice in the State party, and which it deems essential to its task in monitoring the implementation of the Covenan...
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: ee60f12d-78e1-460f-b846-307190e7cf4b
5363f880-38c5-494f-9fdc-9fe9b637ff6f
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Data collection & research" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
r) provide more comprehensive information on the implementation of its legislation in different areas covered by the Covenant r) also provide complete relevant statistical data in its next periodic report, disaggregated by, inter alia, gender
r) provide more comprehensive information on the implementation of its legislation in different areas covered by the Covenant r) also provide complete relevant statistical data in its next periodic report, disaggregated by, inter alia, gender
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 5363f880-38c5-494f-9fdc-9fe9b637ff6f
88a654f7-d488-42e9-aa17-fe39b1be31fb
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
n) establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman in 1995 n) lack of a national human rights institution in the State party w) State party’s statements that it is willing to consider establishing such an institution (art. 2)
n) establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman in 1995 n) lack of a national human rights institution in the State party w) State party’s statements that it is willing to consider establishing such an institution (art. 2)
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 88a654f7-d488-42e9-aa17-fe39b1be31fb
21abdd94-ae78-4009-a3b6-8d774286d5a2
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Legal & institutional reform" ]
[ "16.a - Strong institutions to prevent violence, terrorism and crime", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS" ]
r) establish a national human rights institution r) ensure that the institution will be in full compliance with the Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions (Paris Principles, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 48/134 of 20 December 1993) r) ensure that its budgetary provisions permit t...
r) establish a national human rights institution r) ensure that the institution will be in full compliance with the Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions (Paris Principles, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 48/134 of 20 December 1993) r) ensure that its budgetary provisions permit t...
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 21abdd94-ae78-4009-a3b6-8d774286d5a2
4979e61b-ad94-44fa-bef1-009b9a36d508
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Racial discrimination", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "5.a - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY" ]
w) Abolition of Marital Power Act and an amendment of the Matrimonial Causes Act c) exceptions to the right not to be discriminated against, as provided for in section 15(4) (b), (c) and (d) of the Constitution, are not in compliance with articles 2, 3 and 26 of the Covenant c) exceptions relating to non-citizens; adop...
w) Abolition of Marital Power Act and an amendment of the Matrimonial Causes Act c) exceptions to the right not to be discriminated against, as provided for in section 15(4) (b), (c) and (d) of the Constitution, are not in compliance with articles 2, 3 and 26 of the Covenant c) exceptions relating to non-citizens; adop...
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 4979e61b-ad94-44fa-bef1-009b9a36d508
77583bc4-aef8-440e-b0b1-cd2630060dc8
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Women & girls", "Minorities/ racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious or descent-based groups", "Non-citizens" ]
[ "Equality & non-discrimination", "Reservations", "Racial discrimination", "Discrimination against women" ]
[]
r) review section 15 of the Constitution in order to bring it in line with articles 2, 3 and 26 of the Covenant, and amend relevant legislation, such as the Abolition of Marital Power Act, accordingly
r) review section 15 of the Constitution in order to bring it in line with articles 2, 3 and 26 of the Covenant, and amend relevant legislation, such as the Abolition of Marital Power Act, accordingly
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 77583bc4-aef8-440e-b0b1-cd2630060dc8
3f21ee62-7ad1-460b-8328-921b4f0b3946
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
n) steps undertaken by the State party to review customary laws, and the enactment of legislation to amend such laws c) there still remain customary laws and practices that are inconsistent with the rights provided for in the Covenant (art. 2)
n) steps undertaken by the State party to review customary laws, and the enactment of legislation to amend such laws c) there still remain customary laws and practices that are inconsistent with the rights provided for in the Covenant (art. 2)
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 3f21ee62-7ad1-460b-8328-921b4f0b3946
96d44aa1-c33e-49dc-9a23-3cee62c273b5
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
r) as a matter of priority strengthen efforts to ensure compatibility of customary laws and practices with the rights provided for in the Covenant
r) as a matter of priority strengthen efforts to ensure compatibility of customary laws and practices with the rights provided for in the Covenant
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 96d44aa1-c33e-49dc-9a23-3cee62c273b5
94a95dea-1616-4258-a982-4b3047fc11a0
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5.1 - End discrimination against women and girls", "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation", "16.9 - Universal legal identity and birth registration" ]
w) intention to amend the Marriage Act to ensure that all marriages are registered c) persistence of customary practices that are highly detrimental to women’s rights, such as discrimination in the area of marriage and custody of children born outside of wedlock, early marriages and polygamy, and the continued practice...
w) intention to amend the Marriage Act to ensure that all marriages are registered c) persistence of customary practices that are highly detrimental to women’s rights, such as discrimination in the area of marriage and custody of children born outside of wedlock, early marriages and polygamy, and the continued practice...
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 94a95dea-1616-4258-a982-4b3047fc11a0
cf8e1e74-5f26-4b23-90d8-37d841b3d761
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Children", "Women & girls" ]
[ "Rights related to marriage & family", "Reservations", "Discrimination against women" ]
[ "5 - GENDER EQUALITY", "5.2 - End all violence against and exploitation of women", "5.3 - Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation" ]
r) ensure the full participation of women in the review of customary laws and practices r) outlaw polygamy, which violates the dignity of women, and take effective steps to discourage the persistence of customary practices that are highly detrimental to women’s rights
r) ensure the full participation of women in the review of customary laws and practices r) outlaw polygamy, which violates the dignity of women, and take effective steps to discourage the persistence of customary practices that are highly detrimental to women’s rights
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: cf8e1e74-5f26-4b23-90d8-37d841b3d761
57237da3-c396-46ed-a9f2-289281a841a7
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
c) precedence of constitutional law over customary law is not always ensured in practice, due especially to the low level of awareness the population has of its rights, such as the entitlement to request a case to be transferred to a constitutional law court and the right to appeal customary courts’ decisions before co...
c) precedence of constitutional law over customary law is not always ensured in practice, due especially to the low level of awareness the population has of its rights, such as the entitlement to request a case to be transferred to a constitutional law court and the right to appeal customary courts’ decisions before co...
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 57237da3-c396-46ed-a9f2-289281a841a7
78cb9de6-7990-4cd9-826a-ec0be90e96fa
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Reservations", "Access to justice & remedy", "Constitutional & legislative framework" ]
[]
r) increase efforts to raise awareness of the precedence of constitutional law over customary laws and practices, and of the entitlement to request the transfer of a case to constitutional law courts, and of appeal before such courts
r) increase efforts to raise awareness of the precedence of constitutional law over customary laws and practices, and of the entitlement to request the transfer of a case to constitutional law courts, and of appeal before such courts
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 78cb9de6-7990-4cd9-826a-ec0be90e96fa
8814c8b3-6eb7-4195-aa45-4e3e9e3e851b
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Death penalty", "Reservations" ]
[ "17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS", "17.18 - Enhance availability of reliable data" ]
c) delegation’s statements that it remains committed to retain the death penalty c) it was not provided with data on the number of death sentences handed down per year, and on the number of executions per year c) it was not provided with full data regarding which crimes incur the death sentence, whereby it could determ...
c) delegation’s statements that it remains committed to retain the death penalty c) it was not provided with data on the number of death sentences handed down per year, and on the number of executions per year c) it was not provided with full data regarding which crimes incur the death sentence, whereby it could determ...
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 8814c8b3-6eb7-4195-aa45-4e3e9e3e851b
48f05bc4-320b-4494-86b4-ef8e34c8ab2e
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Recommendations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[ "Persons deprived of their liberty & detainees" ]
[ "Death penalty", "Ratification of & accession to international instruments" ]
[ "16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS", "16.1 - Reduce violence everywhere" ]
r) ensure that the death penalty is only imposed for the most serious crimes, and it should move towards abolition of the death penalty in accordance with article 6, paragraph 6, of the Covenant r) provide more detailed information on the number of convictions for murder, the number of and reasons for the courts’ findi...
r) ensure that the death penalty is only imposed for the most serious crimes, and it should move towards abolition of the death penalty in accordance with article 6, paragraph 6, of the Covenant r) provide more detailed information on the number of convictions for murder, the number of and reasons for the courts’ findi...
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 48f05bc4-320b-4494-86b4-ef8e34c8ab2e
691f9cd6-7c59-48db-8379-038f94ce2aa6
CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1
CCPR
2008-04-24
2,008
Concerns/Observations
[ "Botswana" ]
[ "Africa" ]
[]
[ "Freedom of movement", "Reservations", "Prohibition of torture & ill-treatment (including cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment)" ]
[]
c) vague and extremely wide reservation which the State party entered in relation to articles 7 and 12 of the Covenant n) with regard to the reservation entered into in relation to article 7 of the Covenant, reservations offending peremptory norms of international law including the prohibition of torture are incompatib...
c) vague and extremely wide reservation which the State party entered in relation to articles 7 and 12 of the Covenant n) with regard to the reservation entered into in relation to article 7 of the Covenant, reservations offending peremptory norms of international law including the prohibition of torture are incompatib...
CCPR | Botswana | CCPR/C/BWA/CO/1 | 2008 | DocumentId: 30299056-5c37-4caf-be8e-84a3c5e3a890 | AnnotationId: 691f9cd6-7c59-48db-8379-038f94ce2aa6