A cousin of Petitjean was also placed in preventive detention at the end of last month.

During the 33 months they spent in preventive detention, they were unable to communicate among themselves or with their families.

(e) Reform the administration of justice, particularly to improve the prison system, abolish capital and corporal punishment and forced labour, and end preventive or administrative detention as well as the detention of political prisoners

Article 38 of the Constitution of Angola provides Any citizen subjected to preventive detention shall be taken before a competent judge to legalize the detention and be tried within the period provided for by law or released.

Consequently, Governments have been focusing on preventive measures to avoid arbitrary arrests by providing police with training on human rights standards for arrest and detention.

Female defendants who are pregnant or raising children under 36 months of age and have clear residence address are subject other preventive measures instead of temporary detention, except for special cases.

There are many reports from a variety of sources concerning alleged transgressions in this field, often linked with laws and institutions, especially prisons and detention centres, where conditions are below international standards aggravated by poor law enforcement and malpractice, including preventive administrative detention without access to credible courts.

The Government limited itself to informing the Working Group that on 29 April 2004 the Prosecutor in Minsk chose detention in custody to be applied as a preventive measure (see paragraph 15 above).

Subsequently, when Ms. Bakhmina's remand in custody was extended, the conditions of her detention and the grounds for the application of this preventive measure to her case were reviewed more than once by various courts.

On 29 April 2004, the Prosecutor of Minsk chose detention in custody to be applied as a preventive measure and on 6 May 2004 Mr. Marynich was charged with committing illegal acts involving a firearm (art.

Preventive measures

Preventive measures

Preventive measures

Although Hamdan recognizes the legitimacy of confining enemy combatants until the end of hostilities, doing so is untenable. The international community will not accept this form of massive preventive detention, with continuing allegations of abuse and torture.

National preventive mechanisms

exercise preventive approach.

E. Preventive measures

Possible Preventive Measures

Convinced that the protection of persons deprived of their liberty against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment can be strengthened by non judicial means of a preventive nature, based on regular visits to places of detention,

Consultations on preventive measures

(xi) Preventive measures (article 31)

(xii) Preventive measures (article 31)

B. Peacemaking and preventive diplomacy

Preventive dialogue and confidence building

Preventive Measures to Curb Trafficking.

Illegal detention

Preventative Detention

Arbitrary detention

Arbitrary detention

Preventive anti corruption policies and practices

Preventive anti corruption body or bodies

Preventive Diplomacy, Not Pre Emptive Strikes

Next, as regards preventive administrative measures.

National legislation, implementation and preventive protection

B. Pretrial detention

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(e) Matters related to preventive measures (art.

This applies mainly for the preventive measures.

Substantive issues Arbitrary detention right to take proceedings before court to challenge lawfulness of detention

Approximately 79 per cent of the overall cost for detention services relates to detention guards.

C. Children in detention

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Recalling also that the World Conference on Human Rights firmly declared that efforts to eradicate torture should first and foremost be concentrated on prevention and called for the adoption of an optional protocol to the Convention, intended to establish a preventive system of regular visits to places of detention,

(b) In regard to the national preventive mechanisms