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European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental
Freedoms
The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
was adopted by the Council of Europe on 4 November 1950.
Article 6
2. Everyone who is arrested shall be informed promptly, in a language which he understands,
of the reasons for his arrest and of any charge against him...
3. Everyone charged with a criminal offence has the following minimum rights:
(a) to be informed promptly, in a language which he understands and in detail, of the nature and cause of the accusation against him;...
(e) to have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand or speak the language used in court.
Article 14
The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this
Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as
sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national
or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth
or other status.
Source: ETS No. 5. The full
text version of the European Convention on Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms can be found on the Internet site of the Council
of Europe. |
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