Overview: The right to be treated with dignity and humanity has been entrenched in various international instruments and is reflected within the Constitution of Pakistan as well. Various domestic laws have been introduced to regulate arrest, pre-trial detention and preventive detention which also lay down conditions that must be observed when dealing with cases…
Arrest The deprivation of liberty and the right to liberty and security of person is dealt with under several international instruments. The term arrest has been defined by the Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment as the “act of apprehending a person for the…
Pre-trial Detention – Physical and Judicial Remand International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards International law lays down certain standards for the protection of human rights during deprivation of liberty in the form of detention as well. Much like arrest, the principle of legality must be complied with in relation to detention as well…
Preventive Detention International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards It is essential to draw a distinction between pre-trial and preventive detention. Preventive detention is that which is ordered by the Executive and all powers of decision making are held solely with the executive authority imposing the detention. Preventive detention is broader than any other…