Cagas et al. v. Philippines

CCPR/C/73/D/788/1997

Communication number(s):

788/1997

Author:

Geniuval M. Cagas, Wilson Butin and Julio Astillero

Type of decision:

Decision on merits

Session No

73

Country 

Philippines

Submission date

17 Jun 1996

Date of decision

23 Oct 2001

Comment:

The author are represented by Crusade against Miscarriage of Justice, Inc. Two individual opinions have been submitted, one by Committee members Cecilia Medina Quiroga and Rafael Rivas Posada (dissenting) and one by Hipólito Solari Yrigoyen (dissenting)


Substantive issues:

  • accused persons / convicted persons
  • cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • fair trial
  • fair trial - undue delay
  • liberty of person
  • pre-trial detention
  • presumption of innocence
  • torture

Substantive articles:

  • 7
  • 9 (3)
  • 14 (2)
  • 14 (3) (c)

Procedural issues:

  • No issues found

Procedural articles:

  • No articles found
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