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Guidelines on the conditions of arrest,
police custody and pre-trial detention in Africa
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
PREAMBLE
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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
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PART 2
POLICE CUSTODY
6
General provisions
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Safeguards for police custody
8
Access to legal services
9
Questioning and confessions
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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
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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
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