. Other rights of persons arrested, detained or accused of a crime 37. States should introduce measures: (a) To inform every person arrested or charged with a crime of his or her right to remain silent, his or her right to consult with a legal aid provider before being interviewed by the authorities and his or her right to be accompanied by an independent legal aid provider while being interviewed; (b) To prohibit any interviewing of a person by the police in the absence of a lawyer, unless the person gives his or her informed and voluntary consent to waive the lawyer’s presence; and to establish mechanisms for verifying the voluntary nature of the person’s consent; (c) To inform all foreign prisoners of their right to request contact with their consular authorities without delay;10 (d) To ensure that persons have the opportunity to meet with a legal aid provider promptly after their arrest; (e) To enable every person who has been detained for any reason to imminently notify a member of his or her family, or any other appropriate person of his or her choosing, of his or her detention and location and of any imminent change of location; the competent authority may, however, delay a notification if absolutely necessary, if provided for by law and if the transmission of the information would hinder a criminal investigation;11 (f) To provide the services of an interpreter who has no conflict of interest, whenever necessary; (g) To assign a guardian, whenever necessary; (h) To make available in police stations and places of detention the means to contact legal aid providers; (i) To ensure that suspects understand their rights; (j) To ensure that a mechanism for complaining against torture or ill treatment is available. _
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:01:36 +0000
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