02/ Guidelines on the conditions of arrest, police custody and pre-trial detention in Africa CONTENTS FOREWORD PREAMBLE 04 06 PART 1 ARREST 1 General provisions 2 Grounds for arrest 3 Procedural guarantees for arrest 4 Rights of an arrested person 5 Notification of rights 08 08 08 08 09 10 PART 2 POLICE CUSTODY 6 General provisions 7 Safeguards for police custody 8 Access to legal services 9 Questioning and confessions 11 11 11 11 12 PART 3 PRE-TRIAL DETENTION 10 General provisions 11 Safeguards on pre-trial detention orders 12 Reviews of pre-trial detention orders 13 Provision for delays in investigations and judicial proceedings 14 Safeguards for persons subject to pre-trial detention orders 14 14 14 15 15 16 PART 4 REGISTERS 15 General provisions 16 Information to be recorded in arrest, custody and pre-trial detention registers 17 Additional information to be recorded in arrest registers 17 17 17 18