Table of Contents Introduction.................................................................................................................4 Status of Compliance with ICCPR Articles................................................................5 Article 3: Protection against discrimination on the grounds of sex............................7 Article 6: Right to life.................................................................................................9 Article 7: Prohibition of Torture...............................................................................11 Article 9: Prohibition of arbitrary arrest or detention...............................................12 Article 10: Rights of prisoners................................................................................. 17 Article 14: Right to fair trial......................................................................................18 Article 19: Right to hold opinions and to freedom of expression.............................19 Article 20: Prohibition of Hate Speech......................................................................20 Article 24: Children's rights.......................................................................................20 Article 26: Equality, freedom from discrimination and equal protection of law......21 Article 27: Minority Rights........................................................................................22 Implementation Mechanisms......................................................................................23 Protocols to ICCPR.....................................................................................................24 Recommendations.......................................................................................................24 Concluding Remarks...................................................................................................25 3