The most serious violations occurred during the period of pre trial detention.

Furthermore, Mr. Ali has not been able, during his continued period of detention, to an effective review of the circumstances of his detention.

(j) Improve conditions in places of detention, ensuring that they conform to international minimum standards, adopt necessary measures to reduce the pre trial detention period and continue to address overcrowding in places of detention

With respect to the detention periods, the Government stated that the maximum detention period for a general crime was 30 days.

282. On 31 March, Ribhi Katamesh was released after a long period of administrative detention.

(b) The need to provide for a limited period of detention, if not already provided by legislation, and the necessity of applying the restrictive period, where provided for, strictly, to ensure that the detention is not prolonged unreasonably

In the event of detention, the order was valid for a period of 30 days (art. 41).

Reportedly, he has been placed under administrative detention for six months, a period which was later renewed by another six month detention order.

On 26 October 2004, the Prosecutor extended Mr. Marynich's period of detention in custody to seven months.

Provision should be made for a medical examination at the beginning and end of the detention period.

92. The Tribunal s detention facility has been the focus of much attention during the period under review.

The arrest or detention of staff members continued to be a major issue through the reporting period.

In my opinion, the pretrial detention of suspects for the period of one year seems to be too long.

In the case of acts involving State security, the period of initial detention incommunicado could be extended to eight days.

During the course of the period of such detention the court is not involved and has no role to play.

Provision should be made for a medical examination at the beginning and at the end of the detention period.

The initial period of administrative detention is six months and may be renewed indefinitely by the competent military officer.

This contrasts sharply with reports of lack of accurate record keeping by judicial officials during the period of pre trial detention.

It was believed that he was held under the State Security (Detention of Persons) Decree, No. 2, of 1984 which allows for the incommunicado detention without charge or trial for an indefinite period of time.

A new period has been set, to end with the transition period on 16 July 1999, during which the detention periods will be as follows

These periods apply before an indictment has been issued, after which there is no time limit to the period of detention.

It is widely reported that the extremists operated their own detention centres and torture cells during this period.

B. Arbitrary detention and conditions of detention

4. Administrative detention and conditions of detention

The number of staff members arrested and detained by the Israeli authorities in the West Bank increased, from three in the preceding period to five in the 1996 1997 period one remained in detention at the close of the period.

(k) At the existence of an additional 10 hour administrative detention period for interrogation before the maximum 48 hour period within which a detainee must be brought before a judge begins

The above implication cannot be avoided by refraining from determining a definite period of detention on death row, after which there will be a presumption that detention on death row constitutes cruel and inhuman punishment.

Article 38 of the Constitution of Angola provides Any citizen subjected to preventive detention shall be taken before a competent judge to legalize the detention and be tried within the period provided for by law or released.

While a period of detention on death row of well over 11 years is certainly a matter of serious concern, it remains the jurisprudence of this Committee that detention for a specific period of time does not amount to a violation of articles 7 and 10, paragraph 1, of the Covenant in the absence of some further compelling circumstances.

Detainees were further said often to be blindfolded during prison transfers and sometimes also during interrogation and the initial period of detention.

During the review period there have been repeated calls from specialized civil society organizations to improve conditions of detention in Lebanese prisons.

C. Pre trial detention and conditions of detention

The period of detention is abnormally long, varying from one week to six years, according to reports based on a survey of the prisoners.

(b) The entire process of detention, including reasons for detention, renewal of periods of detention and treatment of detainees

There were also allegations that Ms. Dualeh was sexually abused and mistreated by prison authorities and police officers during her period of detention.

The detention period at a public prosecutor apos s office could be extended an additional 10 days with the approval of a judge.

As regards administrative detention, it appears that the authority given to the Executive power, by law, to place a person in an administrative detention for a six month period which may be renewed indefinitely, constitutes in itself an abuse of power conferring on the detention an arbitrary character.

6.5 As regards the alleged violation of article 9, paragraph 4, the Committee recalls that the author had no access to counsel during his incommunicado detention, which prevented him from challenging the lawfulness of his detention during that period.

158. On 17 March, OC IDF troops in the West Bank extended the administrative detention of a Palestinian suspected of perpetrating security offences only a few days after a military judge had ordered his detention period to be shortened.

On 5 March 2001, she was notified of her formal detention for a period of 30 days by the judge of the Kurzemkiy District of Riga.

During this period of detention, the lawyer may apply to the People s Procuratorate for any relief that he may claim on behalf of the accused.

In case No. 1128 2002 (Marques de Morais v. Angola) the Committee noted that the author had no access to counsel during his incommunicado detention, which prevented him from challenging the lawfulness of his detention during that period.

Finally, the Committee wishes to emphasize that the Convention requires that detention be a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time.

This individual claimed that he was kept blindfolded and fettered in the basement of the quot safe house quot during the entire period of his detention.

Ali Mahi El Saki was allegedly tortured during a previous period of detention, as a result of which he had suffered serious injury (11 February 1997).