Hendricks v. Guyana

Comment:

An individual opinion was submitted by Committee member Solari Yrigoyen (dissenting) In accordance with rule 86 of the Committee's Rules of Procedure, the Committee requested the State party on 28 September 1998 not to carry out the death sentence against the author while the communication is under consideration by the Committee.

Substantive issues:

• accused persons / convicted persons
• preparation of defence
• fair trial
• fair trial - undue delay
• fair trial - witnesses
• forced confession
• legal assistance
• pre-trial detention

Substantive articles:

• 6 (2)
• 9 (3)
• 14 (3) (c)
• 14 (3) (d)
• 14 (3) (e)
• 14 (3) (g)

Procedural issues:

• interim measures

Procedural articles:

• No articles found