Friday, December 17, 2010

My Rights, My Responsibility (ICCPR) Series

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Ratified, acceded by UN General Assembly in December 1966, entry into force March 1976. Cambodia ratified the ICCPR (thus, a part of Cambodia’s body of laws) and is obligated to submit regular reports to the United Nations.

Part III
Article 10

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 to their status as un-convicted persons;

(b) Accused juvenile persons shall be separated from adults and brought as speedily as possible for adjudication.

3. The penitentiary system shall comprise treatment of prisoners the essential aim of which shall be their reformation and social rehabilitation. Juvenile offenders shall be segregated from adults and be accorded treatment appropriate to their age and legal status.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

what KI and Sam rainsy really realy want? those bunch of useless MP srp why don't they stope them befor possed, the commune chief he is Samraisy Party, He know nothing going on, war won or lose befor we ever fought, he should well prepare and MP Srp should come before they possed. I don't believe Hun sen give land to vietnam, it matter of tecnical in measurring some part lose to veitnam some part gain to cambodia according to the old map. why don't we listen to the border commity the have agreed, no one one to lose our land no one dare to do that Sam rainsy just looke at one negative side to blaim other, this kid rainsy are most destructive behavior to khmer coomunity.

Anonymous said...

Sir,1:38AM.
Go and see yourself at Kompong Cham,Svay Rieng,and along Vietnam-Khmer border.
I just got a phone call from my mom at Kompong Cham last week.
She told me that Viet encroach Khmer land.
I saw on KI Media,Viet pushed Sam Rainsy members party at Khmer-Viet border.
I believed in mom,and pictures showed on KI Media.
The truth is still the truth.