× 1. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family, home or
correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation.
2.Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
- The right of not being deprived of personal liberty in an arbitrary manner is guaranteed by Articles 9
× No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 6 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, and
9(1)
× 1. Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or
detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such
procedure as are established by law.
of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
- The right to fair hearing is guaranteed by Articles 10
× Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in
the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 7 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, and
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× 1. All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals. In the determination of any criminal charge
against him, or of his rights and obligations in a suit at law, everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public
hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law. The press and the public
may be excluded from all or part of a trial for reasons of morals, public order (ordre public) or national
security in a democratic society, or when the interest of the private lives of the parties so requires, or to the
extent strictly necessary in the opinion of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice
the interests of justice; but any judgement rendered in a criminal case or in a suit at law shall be made
public except where the interest of juvenile persons otherwise requires or the proceedings concern
matrimonial disputes or the guardianship of children.
2. Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall have the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty
according to law.
3. In the determination of any criminal charge against him, everyone shall be entitled to the following
minimum guarantees, in full equality: (a) To be informed promptly and in detail in a language which he
understands of the nature and cause of the charge against him; (b) To have adequate time and facilities for
the preparation of his defence and to communicate with counsel of his own choosing; (c) To be tried
without undue delay; (d) To be tried in his presence, and to defend himself in person or through legal
assistance of his own choosing; to be informed, if he does not have legal assistance, of this right; and to
have legal assistance assigned to him, in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without
payment by him in any such case if he does not have sufficient means to pay for it; (e) To examine, or have
examined, the witnesses against him and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses on his
behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him; (f) To have the free assistance of an interpreter
if he cannot understand or speak the language used in court; (g) Not to be compelled to testify against
himself or to confess guilt.
4. In the case of juvenile persons, the procedure shall be such as will take account of their age and the
desirability of promoting their rehabilitation.
5. Everyone convicted of a crime shall have the right to his conviction and sentence being reviewed by a
higher tribunal according to law.
6. When a person has by a final decision been convicted of a criminal offence and when subsequently his
conviction has been reversed or he has been pardoned on the ground that a new or newly discovered fact
shows conclusively that there has been a miscarriage of justice, the person who has suffered punishment
as a result of such conviction shall be compensated according to law, unless it is proved that the
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