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Article 2: Right to life

20.

7 submissions demand the abolition of death

penalty. 2 ask for clarification of the term "most serious

crimes" for which death penalty is permissible. One

submission maintains that the BOR should at least include

an explicit assurance that the current policy of not carrying out death sentence will continue after 1997.

Article 3: No torture

21.

A submission asks that the nature of all forms of

torture prohibited under the BOR be spelt out. Another

suggests that "cruel, inhuman or

punishment" be defined clearly.

degrading treatment or

Article 5 : Liberty and security of person

22.

2 submissions suggest that the grounds for arrest

and detention be specified.

Article 8 : Liberty of movement

23.

Two submissions suggest that the reference

They consider that

"ordre public" be deleted.

to

this

reference in Art. 10, 16, 18 and 19 should be similarly

removed.

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