Table of Contents
Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -------------------------- 5
Article 1 National Self-Determination and Development Protection ------- 5
The Peoples’ Right to Self-determination--------------------------------------- 5
The Advancement of Indigenous Peoples--------------------------------------- 6
Pingpu Indigenous Peoples Identity Movement ------------------------------- 8
Article 2 and Article 3, Protection of All Rights to Equality ------------------ 9
Article 6 The Right to Life ----------------------------------------------------------10
Death Penalty --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
Prisoners Sentenced to Death Seeking Pardon or Commutation----------- 11
Prevention of Excessive Police Force ----------------------------------------- 12
Article 7 Prohibition of Torture ----------------------------------------------------13
Torture ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
Corporal Punishment ------------------------------------------------------------ 14
Article 8 Protections Against Slavery ---------------------------------------------15
Prevention of Human Trafficking and Labor Exploitation ----------------- 15
Article 9 Freedom of the Person ---------------------------------------------------17
Personal Freedom ---------------------------------------------------------------- 17
Detention and Custody ---------------------------------------------------------- 19
Rehabilitation Treatment Under Observation -------------------------------- 19
Compulsory Labor as Judicial Punishment ----------------------------------- 20
Juvenile Protection Cases ------------------------------------------------------- 21
Article 10 Reasonable Treatment during Imprisonment ---------------------23
Treatment Appropriate to Human Dignity ------------------------------------ 23
Reasonable Treatment of Detainees Denied Visitation/Communication
While Awaiting Trial------------------------------------------------------------- 24
Avoidance of Solitary Confinement and Related Inhumane Conditions -- 25
The Need for Separate Confinement of Juveniles and Adults -------------- 25
Treatment of Juveniles ---------------------------------------------------------- 27
Treatment of Persons with Mental and Physical Disabilities --------------- 32
Prison Labor ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 33
Education Continuing in Correctional Institutions -------------------------- 34
Healthcare and Medicine -------------------------------------------------------- 36
Aging of Prisoners --------------------------------------------------------------- 37
Commutation of Sentence, Parole and Term Mitigation -------------------- 37
Protections for Return to Society ---------------------------------------------- 38
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