ICCPR — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 — KSLU Hr Notes

ICCPR — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966

Drafted over 18 years — entered into force 23 March 1976. India ratified in 1979.

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    P3 --> R2["Freedom from Torture — Art. 7"]:::right
    P3 --> R3["No Slavery — Art. 8"]:::right
    P3 --> R4["Liberty and Security — Art. 9"]:::right
    P3 --> R5["Dignity in Detention — Art. 10"]:::right
    P3 --> R6["Fair Trial — Art. 14"]:::right
    P3 --> R7["No Retroactive Law — Art. 15"]:::right
    P3 --> R8["Privacy — Art. 17"]:::right
    P3 --> R9["Expression — Art. 19"]:::right
    P3 --> R10["Assembly and Association — Arts. 21–22"]:::right
    P3 --> R11["Right to Vote — Art. 25"]:::right
    P3 --> R12["Equality — Art. 26"]:::right
    P3 --> R13["Minority Rights — Art. 27"]:::right

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Non-Derogable Rights — Art. 4 ICCPR

Even during a national emergency, these rights cannot be suspended:

Monitoring Machinery

• Human Rights Committee — 18 independent experts
• States submit periodic reports every 5 years
• First Optional Protocol — individual complaints (India has not signed)
• Second Optional Protocol, 1989 — abolition of the death penalty