Estrella v. Uruguay

In: International law reports, Band 78, S. 40-53

Abstract

40 Human rights — Arrest and detention — Abduction — Torture, inhuman and degrading treatment — Fair trial — Trial held in camera — Defendant denied lawyer of own choice — Prisoners' rights — Censorship of correspondence — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, Articles 7, 10, 14 and 17International tribunals — United Nations Human Rights Committee — Jurisdiction — Individual petition — Petitioner not a national of the respondent State — Whether complaint admissible — Events complained of allegedly occurring within territory of respondent State — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, Optional ProtocolClaims — Local remedies rule — Absence of effective remedies