Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Opinion No. 25/2000 concerning James Mawdsley

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"...In the light of the above, the Working Group renders the following opinion: (a) The deprivation of liberty of James Mawdsley is arbitrary and in contravention of articles 9, 10 and 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and falls within categories II and III of the categories of cases submitted for the Group?s examination; (b) The revival of the earlier sentence of five years in a subsequent trial is also arbitrary and falls under category I of the categories applicable to the consideration of cases submitted to the Working Group..."

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United Nations (Working Group on Arbitrary Detention)

Date of Publication: 

2000-11-09

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2009-03-25

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English

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