Article 9: Liberty and security of person 2014, para. 57
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Paragraph text
Returning an individual to a country where there are substantial grounds for believing that the individual faces a real risk of a severe violation of liberty or security of person such as prolonged arbitrary detention may amount to inhuman treatment prohibited by article 7 of the Covenant.
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
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2014
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CCPR General Comment No. 35, Article 9: Liberty and security of person (2014), para. 57.