Traduction de «Demande de libération de la détention provisoire » (Français → Anglais) :

E. whereas on 20 October 2014, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, voiced concern at the detention of protesters and called for the release of all those detained for exercising their right to peaceful protest; whereas on 8 October 2014 the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention described the detention of Leopoldo López as illegal, arbitrary and politically motivated, and called for the release of López and all those who remain arbitrarily detained;

In R. v. Sooch, the Alberta Court of Appeal had to determine whether the offender, sentenced for aggravated assault and who failed to apply for bail in order to accumulate time spent in remand, should be given more than one day for every day spent in remand.

Courts have traditionally granted a two-to-one credit for pre-sentence custody to account for certain factors such as overcrowding in remand centres, lack of rehabilitative programs more commonly available in sentenced custody, and the fact that time spent in remand does not count towards parole eligibility.

Courts have traditionally granted two to one credit for pre-sentencing custody to account for certain factors such as overcrowding in remand centres, lack of rehabilitative programs commonly available in sentence custody, and the fact that the time spent in remand did not count toward parole eligibility.

8. Urges the Israeli Government to stop the extension of the settlements and to withdraw the settlements from the West Bank and East Jerusalem in full compliance with the UN resolutions and to engage in ‘a phased release plan’ for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention centres; considers that this plan should begin with the release of minors in custody; calls once more for the immediate release of the members of the Palestinian Legislative Council and Ministers; urges the Israeli Government to release without delay Marwan Barghouti as a serious signal of co-existence and dialogue with Palestinian leaders;

Part of the courts’ justification for crediting two days for each day spent in pre-sentencing custody is the fact that time spent in pre-sentencing custody does not count in calculating eligibility for parole (11) As well, the credit provides some compensation for the stricter and harsher conditions in pre-sentencing custody that result from the high level of security, overcrowding problems and the fact that there are no training and treatment programs in many institutions.