A/HRC/10/44
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CONTENTS
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I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................
1-3
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II. ACTIVITIES OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR .............................
4 - 28
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A.
Communications concerning human rights violations ................
5
4
B.
Country visits ..............................................................................
6-7
4
C.
Highlights of key presentations and consultations .....................
8 - 24
5
D.
Press statements ..........................................................................
25 - 28
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III. THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE LIGHT OF THE
PROHIBITION OF CRUEL, INHUMAN AND
DEGRADING PUNISHMENT ...........................................................
29 - 48
7
A.
Trend towards the abolition of capital punishment ....................
30 - 34
7
B.
Evolution of the prohibition of corporal punishment .................
35 - 37
9
C.
Capital punishment in the light of the prohibition of cruel,
inhuman and degrading punishment ...........................................
38 - 40
11
D.
The death penalty and human dignity .........................................
41 - 45
13
E.
Conclusions and recommendations ............................................
46 - 48
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IV. APPLYING A HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH TO
DRUG POLICIES ................................................................................
49 - 74
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International drug policies and human rights:
two separate issues ......................................................................
49 - 53
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Drugs and the right to personal integrity
and human dignity ......................................................................
54
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C.
Drug users in the criminal justice system ...................................
55 - 67
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D.
Palliative care/access to pain relief suffers
from drug-control barriers ..........................................................
68 - 70
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Conclusions and recommendations ............................................
71 - 74
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E.