CONFIDENTIAL
AUSTRIA
Report by HM Embassy, Vienna
Right No.
(i) There is no imprisonment without
trial as such, although the duration of pre-trial custody can be unduly long, as elsewhere on the Continent. The domestic laws relating to com- pensation for unlawful arrest are inadequate, and are arguably against the spirit of Article 9 of the Con- vention. The rating should ideally be, since the drawbacks we have described are the result of short- comings in the system and not of deliberately oppressive measures.
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(ii)
There is no use of torture.
(iii)
Slavery does not exist.
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(iv)
There are no restrictions on freedom of speech, of the press, television and radio.
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(v) The judiciary is totally independent.
(vi) There are no restrictions on the
trade unions.
(vii) There are no restrictions on emi-
gration.
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