ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1
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1. Only where a person is under the protection of the law and the deprivation of liberty is subject to judicial control may the right to information referred to in article 18 be restricted, on an exceptional basis, where strictly necessary and where provided for by law, and if the transmission of the information would adversely affect the privacy or safety of the person, hinder a criminal investigation, or for other equivalent reasons in accordance with the law, and in conformity with applicable international law and with the objectives of this Convention. In no case shall there be restrictions on the right to information referred to in article 18 that could constitute conduct defined in article 2 or be in violation of article 17, paragraph 1.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (2006), Article 20, 1.