Rolando v. Philippines

Comment:

On 28 August 2002, the Human Rights Committee, through its Special Rapporteur on New Communications, requested the State party, pursuant to Rule 86 of its Rules of Procedure, not to carry out the death sentence against the author whilst his case was before the Committee. This request was reiterated on 20 October 2003, following information to the affect that the State party intended to execute the author. Two individual opinions were appended to the views, one signed by Committee members Mr. Martin Scheinin, Ms. Christine Chanet, Mr. Rajsoomer Lallah (partly dissenting), and one by Ms. Ruth Wedgwood and Mr. Nisuke Ando (partly dissenting)

Substantive issues:

• accused persons / convicted persons
• arbitrary detention - arrest
• criminal charges
• cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
• death penalty
• preparation of defence
• fair trial
• human dignity
• legal assistance
• liberty of person
• pre-trial detention
• presumption of innocence
• promptly brought before a judge
• right to appeal
• right to life

Substantive articles:

• 6 (1)
• 6 (2)
• 6 (6)
• 7
• 9 (1)
• 9 (2)
• 9 (3)
• 10 (1)
• 14 (2)
• 14 (3) (d)
• 14 (5)

Procedural issues:

• ratione materiae

Procedural articles:

• 2
• 3