Article 10: Humane treatment of persons deprived of liberty 1982, para. 2a
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Subparagraph 2 (b) of the article calls, inter alia, for accused juvenile persons to be separated from adults. The information in reports shows that a number of States are not taking sufficient account of the fact that this is an unconditional requirement of the Covenant. It is the Committee's opinion that, as is clear from the text of the Covenant, deviation from States parties' obligations under subparagraph 2 (b) cannot be justified by any consideration whatsoever.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Human Rights Committee
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Person(s) affected
Adolescents
Year
1982
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CCPR General Comment No. 9, Article 10: Humane treatment of persons deprived of liberty (1982), para. 2a.