Equality and non-discrimination of persons disabilitiesand the right of persons with disabilities to access to justice, para. 39
Párrafo
Paragraph text
4 (k) Reforming legislation that has the effect of depriving persons with disabilities of legal capacity on an equal basis with others, including legislation affecting the right to a fair trial, including the presumption of innocence, the right to be tried in person and defend oneself in person or through legal counsel of one’s choosing, the right to examine witnesses for the prosecution and to obtain evidence and examine witnesses on one’s behalf, and the right not to be compelled to testify or confess guilt, among other procedural safeguards and fair trial guarantees;
Condicón jurídica
Negotiated soft law
Organismo
United Nations Human Rights Council
Tipo de documento
Resolution
Medio de adopción
Consensus
Temas
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Personas afectadas
Persons with disabilities
Año
2018
Tipo de párrafo
OP
Reference
Equality and non-discrimination of persons disabilitiesand the right of persons with disabilities to access to justice, Human Rights Council Resolution, 2018.