B. Pretrial detention

(e) To ensure that the conditions of pre trial detention do not undermine the fairness of the trial

(e) To ensure that the conditions of pre trial detention do not undermine the fairness of the trial

He requested statistics on the numbers of female detainees in pre trial and correctional detention facilities.

(j) Improve conditions in places of detention, ensuring that they conform to international minimum standards, adopt necessary measures to reduce the pre trial detention period and continue to address overcrowding in places of detention

The Committee had been informed that pre trial detention conditions were poor, and the delegation's comments on that question would be welcome.

It also restricts the use of pre trial detention, requiring it to be imposed only in exceptional circumstances and for as short a period of time as possible.

These provisions include, inter alia, the broad and vague definition of terrorism and terrorist organizations and the transfer from the judiciary to the public prosecutor of authority to arrest and detain, in particular, to extend pre trial detention

In October, UNMIL organized a four day workshop for legal aid providers to help build the capacity of private defence lawyers, which was aimed at reducing the number of pre trial detentions and violations of the rights of defendants.

(a) That the mere fact of belonging to a racial or ethnic group or one of the aforementioned groups is not a sufficient reason, de jure or de facto, to place a person in pretrial detention.

Such pretrial detention can be justified only on objective grounds stipulated in the law, such as the risk of flight, the risk that the person might destroy evidence or influence witnesses, or the risk of a serious disturbance of public order

(d) Reports of incommunicado detention of detained persons following the ratification of the Convention and prior to 2001, for extended periods, particularly during pre trial investigations

The Government, with the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), was equipping isolation cells and temporary detention cells with such technology so that the pre trial process could be monitored.

Access to a court appointed lawyer also seemed problematic courts could only arrange for the assignment of a lawyer once the person had been brought to trial and lengthy periods of pre trial detention seemed to be rather common.

Luckily for Afghan women, international pressure forced then President Hamid Karzai to reject the proposal and replace the provision with a prolonged detention to punish adultery.

The former Minister of Internal Affairs, Hinga Norman, who is in the custody of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, declared his candidacy for the leadership of the ruling party, but has since withdrawn.

The case is returned for a retrial.

She went on trial in January 2004.

None of them had been brought to trial.

Unlike most politically motivated trials, Tymoshenko s case benefits from the oversight of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which recently ruled that her pre trial detention violated the European Convention on Human Rights.

(h) Changes have been introduced by the revised law on asylum which restrict or aggravate asylum seekers' access to legal counsel and the length and conditions of detention in preparatory or pre deportation detention.

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(e) The date and time of admission to the place of detention and the authority responsible for the place of detention

None of them has ever been put on trial.

In two cases, the accused were brought before the courts.

She also suggested that women face indirect discrimination, arguing that it was more likely that women would be placed in pre trial detention than men, because women were less likely to be able to afford bail.

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

Illegal detention

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An international criminal trial mechanism other than a court

(j) At the poor conditions of detention and long pre trial detention periods of up to three years

Subject matter Torture to obtain a confession, prison conditions, death from tuberculosis in detention

For the first time, an entire state leadership was put on trial for its crimes, as its representatives and henchmen were brought to justice.

Four police officers are on trial for his killing.

And now he will not be tried in court, no, he will be displayed on TV.

(a) Prosecutor General's Office (during a pre trial investigation)

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The Office of the Prosecutor has continued with its plans to make all cases against current detainees trial ready so that there will always be cases to try whenever a Trial Chamber becomes available.

As was the case previously, only three courtrooms were available for nine ongoing trials this additional courtroom has facilitated steady progress in all ongoing cases and is an important element of the Tribunal's completion strategy.

Conscious that the opportunity to bring those responsible to justice may soon be lost,

Such assistance could well be crucial to the successful prosecution of alleged offenders.

The perpetrators of such crimes must be prosecuted and punished.