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Right to Remain Silent - Eisophca - 09-29-2006

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Quote: Right to Remain Silent
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Description: The United Nations,

BELIEVING that it is important that all persons accused of a crime have their guilt or innocence determined by an effective and impartial process,

FURTHER BELIEVING that these systems must be able to act without a confession from the accused,

AFFIRMING that it is the right of the accused to determine if and when he wishes to confess to the crime, if he or she indeed commit it,

SOBERED by the possibility of a nation using various inhumane or unethical tactics to force a confession out of a person, who may not have committed the crime,

The United Nations hereby RESOLVES that:

1. No person may be forced, by torture, physical force, legal requirement, coercion, threats, or other unjust tactics, to provide a confession or give testimony that would or could incriminate him- or herself or his or her immediate family.

2. All persons shall have the right to contact and communicate privately with another person or group of persons of their choosing for the purpose of obtaining legal counsel. Governments have the right to deny this right for contacts who have a criminal record or are wanted for or suspected of any crime.

3. All persons shall have the right to legal counsel in clause 2 prior to the time at which making a statement might be advantageous to their case.[/quote]

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