In the present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the ICJ provides its views to the Committee against Torture for its consideration of the 5th Periodic Report of Spain. In this submission, the ICJ highlights several issues which it considers should be of particular concern to the Committee in its consideration of the Spanish report. The ICJ refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers with regard to the issue of prompt access to a lawyer.
In the present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the ICJ provides its views to the Committee against Torture for its consideration of the 5th Periodic Report of Spain. In this submission, the ICJ highlights several issues which it considers should be of particular concern to the Committee in its consideration of the Spanish report. The ICJ refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers with regard to the issue of prompt access to a lawyer.
