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This sets out the police powers of arrest and detention in Myanmar, as well as procedural safeguards in this area. In Myanmar, the police are not under an obligation to inform people of the reasons for arrest. This is also the case in Brunei, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In Myanmar, you do […]
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Data type: Legal citations,
Legal Topic: Arrest, Detention,
This provides an overview of the principles of best practice that police should follow during and after making an arrest. This covers and elaborates on many of the procedural safeguards mentioned above.
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Data type: Legal citations,
Legal Topic: Arrest, Detention,
“No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds of such arrest nor shall he be denied the right to consult and be defended by a legal practitioner of his choice”
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Data type: Legal citations,
Legal Topic: Arrest, Detention,
Nigerian legislation on the scope of police powers of arrest.
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Data type: Legal citations,
Legal Topic: Arrest,
The chapter provides an analysis of the basic legal rules governing arrest, detention on remand and administrative detention in international human rights law. In so doing, it will, inter alia, deal in some depth with the reasons justifying arrest and continued detention and the right of a person deprived of his or her liberty to […]
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Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Arrest, Detention,
TRIAL International is a non-governmental organization fighting impunity for international crimes and supporting victims in their quest for justice. TRIAL International takes an innovative approach to the law, paving the way to justice for survivors of unspeakable sufferings. The organization provides legal assistance, litigates cases, develops local capacity and pushes the human rights agenda forward.
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Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Arrest, Detention,
Global Canopy Programme has a Forest 500 index which assesses the conduct and policy of 500 of the main “powerbrokers” in the global deforestation. This could be useful if you want to hold investors and financial institutions accountable for their connections with illegal deforestation.
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Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Environment,
CIEL and the Rainforest Foundation have useful information on how to use the REDD+ complaints mechanism if you think REDD projects are negatively impacting your rights. This could be useful if there’s a REDD program impact the rights of people who live in forests.
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Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Environment,
ClientEarth is a charity that uses the power of the law to protect the planet and the people who live on it. We are lawyers and environmental experts who are fighting against climate change and to protect nature and the environment. They use legal action to fight climate change, protect forests, oceans, rivers and other natural […]
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Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Climate change, Environment,
Villagers from Myanmar who suffered serious human rights abuses by members of the army (including forced labour and forced relocation) in connection with a natural gas pipeline project, brought a class action against Unocal Corporation (a US oil company) and related companies in the US courts. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendant companies paid money […]
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Data type: Templates and examples,
Legal Topic: Business and human rights,
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