RECOMMENDATION
Review the treatment of all detainees ensuring that the human rights, safety and security of individuals in government custody are fully respected
Recommendation No: 143.44
Recommendation Year: 2015
Recommendation Text: Review the treatment of all detainees ensuring that the human rights, safety and security of individuals in government custody are fully respected
Convention/Treaty Body: Universal Periodic Review
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Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) | Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) | Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) | Maldives Police Service (MPS)
Relevant Articles of the Constitution
48 - Everyone has the right on arrest or detention: (a) to be informed immediately of the reasons therefore, and in writing within at least twenty four hours; (b) to retain and instruct legal counsel without delay and to be informed of this right, and to have access to legal counsel facilitated until the conclusion of the matter for which he is under arrest or detention; (c) to remain silent, except to establish identity, and to be informed of this right; (d) to be brought within twenty four hours before a Judge, who has power to determine the validity of the detention, to release the person with or without conditions, or to order the continued detention of the accused.
54 - No person shall be subjected to cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment, or to torture.
57 - Everyone deprived of liberty through arrest or detention as provided by law, pursuant to an order of the court, or being held in State care for social reasons, shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person. A person may be deprived of the rights or freedoms specified in this Chapter only to the extent required for the purpose for which he is deprived of his liberty.
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GOAL 16
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