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(4) Anyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or
detention shall be entitled to take proceedings before a court, in
order that that court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of
his detention and order his release if the detention is not lawful.
(5)
Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or
detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation.
[cf. ICCPR Art. 9]
Article 6
Rights of persons deprived of their liberty
(1) All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with
humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human
per son.
(2) (a) Accused persons shall, save in exceptional
circumstances, be segregated from convicted persons and shall be
subject to separate treatment appropriate to their status as
unconvicted persons.
(b) Accused juvenile persons shall be separated from adults and
brought as speedily as possible for adjudication.
(3) The penitentiary system shall comprise treatment of
prisoners the essential aim of which shall be their reformation and
Juvenile offenders shall be segregated from
social rehabilitation.
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