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"Lengthy pretrial detention remained a problem, and many of those incarcerated were pretrial detainees; the exact number was unavailable. Although prison ...

2012 Human Rights Report

2012 Human Rights Report

"The constitution provides for the right to a public trial and to legal counsel, and the government generally respected these rights. Trial dates were often ...

"The law provides for the presumption of innocence, a fair and public trial without undue delay, and adequate time and facilities to prepare defense. Under the ...

"The constitution and law provide for an independent judiciary, but the judiciary had little independence and was barely operational. Judges were poorly ...

"Lengthy pretrial detention continued to be a serious problem and contributed to overcrowding in prisons. Some defendants served more than the statutory term ...

2012 Human Rights Report

"The Constitutional Declaration provides for an independent judiciary and stipulates that every person has a right to resort to the courts. The judicial system ...

"The law provides for a presumption of innocence; however, this was often overlooked. The constitution and law provide defendants with the right to a full ...