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ICCPR Article 14 - The right to equality before the law; the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty and to have a fair and public hearing.
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ICCPR-15 The State party should review the composition of the Police Integrity Commission to ensure that its independence is guaranteed. The State party should also ensure that complaints lodged by alleged victims of torture or ill-treatment are thoroughly and impartially investigated and that those responsible are prosecuted and punished with appropriate penalties. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
CEDAW - 13 The State party should: (a) expedite the adoption of bills pending before the parliament aimed at strengthening the State party’s administration of justice, in particular the bills on legal aid, evidence, witness protection, juvenile justice and the judicature, remove evidentiary requirements that discriminate against women and ensure the equal consideration and weight of women’s testimonies as witnesses; (b) strengthen the independence of the judiciary, establish legal remedies that are expeditious and accessible to women, and ensure, through adequate regulations and procedures, that women who report violations, especially in cases of violence, are treated in a gender-sensitive manner at all stages of judicial proceedings; (c) take measures to increase the representation of women in the judiciary, in particular as judges and court officials; (d) provide systematic training to judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, especially the police, and lawyers on women’s rights and ensure that the Convention, the Committee’s general recommendations and its jurisprudence under the Optional Protocol are sufficiently known and applied by the judiciary and that they are an integral part of all capacity-building programmes; (e) enhance women’s awareness of their rights and disseminate information on the remedies available to those who claim violations of their rights. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
ICCPR-20 The State party should take effective measures to reform the composition and the functioning of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). It should also guarantee its independence and facilitate the impartiality and integrity of the Judiciary, so as to effectively protect human rights through the judicial process. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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