public emergency

public emergency

Keywords

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) : public emergency [Keywords]

recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world

Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (1992) : public emergency [Keywords]

persons are arrested, detained or abducted against their will or otherwise deprived of their liberty by officials or by groups and individuals acting on behalf of government followed by a refusal to disclose their fate which places such persons outside the protection of the law

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984) : public emergency [Keywords]

any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person

Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials (1979) : public emergency [Keywords]

all officers of the law, whether appointed or elected, who exercise police powers, especially the powers of arrest or detention