Minorities in the criminal justice system 2015, para. 32

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Particularly in legal systems where police and prosecutors have greater discretion over pretrial detention, such detention may be deployed against minorities as a form of duress in order to punish, obtain confessions or make it easier to fabricate evidence. Indeed, in some countries, the criminal justice system may at times contribute to the oppression of certain minorities.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on minority issues
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
Year
2015
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Other
Paragraph number
32