Prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system 2004, para. 36
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[Formulates the following recommendations addressed to States parties:] [The right to an independent and impartial tribunal] In the case of persons belonging to indigenous peoples, States parties should give preference to alternatives to imprisonment and to other forms of punishment that are better adapted to their legal system, bearing in mind in particular International Labour Organization Convention No. 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Economic Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2004
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CERD General Recommendation No. 31, Prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system (2004), para. 36.