Article 13 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Article 13 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) An alien lawfully in the territory of a State Party to the present Covenant may be expelled therefrom only in pursuance of a decision reached in accordance with law and shall, except where compelling reasons of national security otherwise require, be allowed to submit the […]
Article 12 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Article 12 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1. Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of movement and freedom to choose his residence. 2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own. 3. The above-mentioned rights shall not be […]
Article 11 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Article 11 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) No one shall be imprisoned merely on the ground of inability to fulfil a contractual obligation. See also: Article 10 ICCPR
Article 10 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Article 10 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person. 2. (a) Accused persons shall, save in exceptional circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons and shall be subject to separate treatment appropriate […]
Article 9 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Article 9 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are established by law. 2. […]
Article 8 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Article 8 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1. No one shall be held in slavery; slavery and the slave-trade in all their forms shall be prohibited. 2. No one shall be held in servitude. 3. (a) No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour; (b) Paragraph 3 (a) shall […]
Article 7 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Article 7 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation. See also: Article 6 ICCPR
Article 6 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Article 6 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1. Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life. 2. In countries which have not abolished the death penalty, sentence of death may be imposed only for the […]
Article 5 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Article 5 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1. Nothing in the present Covenant may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms recognized herein or at their limitation […]
Article 4 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Article 4 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1 . In time of public emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the existence of which is officially proclaimed, the States Parties to the present Covenant may take measures derogating from their obligations under the present Covenant to the extent strictly required […]