Internationaal Verdrag inzake burgerrechten en politieke rechten

toegevoegd voorbehoud
04-02-2026
[…] has the honour to submit to the Secretary-General on behalf of the Government of Ukraine information about the derogation measures from its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights according to the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated January 12, 2026, No. 40/2026 ‘On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’, by which Martial Law was extended in Ukraine from 05 hours 30 minutes on February 3, 2026, for a period of 90 days, approved by the Law of Ukraine dated January 14, 2026, No. 4757-IX ‘On Approval of the Decree of the President of Ukraine On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’. […] Enclosure Due to the ongoing large scale military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, based on the proposal of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine ‘On Legal Regime of Martial Law’ the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated January 12, 2026, No. 40/2026 ‘On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’ was adopted. The abovementioned Decree was approved by the Law of Ukraine dated January 14, 2026, No. 4757-IX ‘On Approval of the Decree of the President of Ukraine On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’, which was immediately announced through the media. Both the Law and the Decree entered into force simultaneously on January 28, 2026. According to the Decree the regime of martial law was prolonged from 05 hours 30 minutes on February 3, 2026, for a period of 90 days.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
10-11-2025
1. The Sultanate of Oman enters a reservation to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of Article (23) of the said Covenant, as they are inconsistent with the provisions of Islamic Sharia. 2. The Sultanate of Oman interprets Article (3) of the said Covenant in a manner consistent with Article (5) of the Basic Law of the State. 3. The Sultanate of Oman interprets Article (18) of the said Covenant in a manner consistent with Article (2) of the Basic Law of the State. 4. The Sultanate of Oman interprets Article (22) of the said Covenant in accordance with the laws in force concerning the establishment of trade unions for employees of the administrative apparatus of the State and other public legal persons. 5. The Sultanate of Oman interprets Article (27) of the said Covenant in a manner consistent with public order and public morals.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
14-11-2025
[…] with reference to its previous communications No. 4132/28-110-17626 of 28 February 2022, No. 4132/28-194/600-1798[8] of 4 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-19782 of 16 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-[22806] of 28 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-29977 of 29 April 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-39692 of 8 June 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-42891 of 17 June 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-63210 of 19 August 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-104500 of 16 December 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-16855 of 14 February 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-60498 of 25 May 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-103419 of 30 August 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-533 of 2 January 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-22561 of 16 February 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-53129 of 17 April 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-68126 of 20 May 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-113556 of 21 August 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501/2-155555 of 14 November 2024, No. 4132/28-194/17686 of 16 February 2025, No. 4132/37-194/501-52050 of 1 May 2025, and No. 4132/37-194/501-98300 of 14 August 2025 has the honour to enclose herewith a further communication on derogation in accordance with the obligations of the Government of Ukraine under Article 4, paragraph 3, of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. […] Due to the ongoing large scale military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, based on the proposal of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine ‘On Legal Regime of Martial Law’ the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated October 20, 2025, No. 793/2025 ‘On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’ was adopted. The abovementioned Decree was approved by the Law of Ukraine dated October 21, 2025, No. 4643-IX ‘On Approval of the Decree of the President of Ukraine ‘On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’, which was immediately announced through the media. Both the Law and the Decree entered into force simultaneously on October 31, 2025. According to the Decree the regime of martial law was prolonged from 05 hours 30 minutes on November 5, 2025, for a period of 90 days.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
18-08-2025
[…] with reference to its previous communications No. 4132/28-110-17626 of 28 February 2022, No. 4132/28-194/600-1798[8] of 4 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-19782 of 16 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-[22806] of 28 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-29977 of 29 April 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-39692 of 8 June 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-42891 of 17 June 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-63210 of 19 August 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-104500 of 16 December 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-16855 of 14 February 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-60498 of 25 May 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-103419 of 30 August 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-533 of 2 January 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-22561 of 16 February 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-53129 of 17 April 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-68126 of 20 May 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-113556 of 21 August 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501/2-155555 of 14 November 2024, No. 4132/28-194/17686 of 16 February 2025 and No. 4132/37-194/501-52050 of 1 May 2025, has the honour to enclose herewith a further communication on derogation in accordance with the obligations of the Government of Ukraine under Article 4, paragraph 3, of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. […] Due to the ongoing large scale military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, based on the proposal of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine ‘On Legal Regime of Martial Law’ the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated July 14, 2025, No. 478/2025 ‘On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’ was adopted. The abovementioned Decree was approved by the Law of Ukraine dated July 15, 2025, No. 4524-IX ‘On Approval of the Decree of the President of Ukraine ‘On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’, which was immediately announced through the media. Both the Law and the Decree entered into force simultaneously on July 26, 2025. According to the Decree the regime of martial law was prolonged from 05 hours 30 minutes on August 7, 2025, for a period of 90 days.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
01-05-2025
[...] with reference to its previous communications No. 4132/28-110-17626 of 28 February 2022, No. 4132/28-194/600-1798[8] of 4 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-19782 of 16 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-[22806] of 28 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-29977 of 29 April 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-39692 of 8 June 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-42891 of 17 June 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-63210 of 19 August 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-104500 of 16 December 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-16855 of 14 February 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-60498 of 25 May 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-103419 of 30 August 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-533 of 2 January 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-22561 of 16 February 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-53129 of 17 April 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-68126 of 20 May 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-113556 of 21 August 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501/2-155555 of 14 November 2024 and No. 4132/28-194/17686 of 16 February 2025 has the honour to enclose herewith a further communication on derogation in accordance with the obligations of the Government of Ukraine under Article 4, paragraph 3, of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. […] Due to the ongoing large scale military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, based on the proposal of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine ‘On Legal Regime of Martial Law’ the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated April 15, 2025, No. 235/2025 ‘On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’ was adopted. The abovementioned Decree was approved by the Law of Ukraine dated April 16, 2025, No. 4356- X ‘On Approval of the Decree of the President of Ukraine ‘On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’, which was immediately announced through the media. Both the Law and the Decree entered into force simultaneously on April 19, 2025. According to the Decree the regime of martial law was prolonged from 05 hours 30 minutes on May 09, 2025, for a period of 90 days.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
16-02-2025
[…] with reference to its previous communications No. 4132/28-110-17626 of 28 February 2022, No. 4132/28-194/600-1798[8] of 4 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-19782 of 16 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-[22806] of 28 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-29977 of 29 April 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-39692 of 8 June 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-42891 of 17 June 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-63210 of 19 August 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-104500 of 16 December 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-16855 of 14 February 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-60498 of 25 May 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-103419 of 30 August 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-533 of 2 January 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-22561 of 16 February 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-53129 of 17 April 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-68126 of 20 May 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-113556 of 21 August 2024 and No. 132/28-194/501/2-155555 of 14 November 2024 has the honour to enclose herewith a further communication on derogation in accordance with the obligations of the Government of Ukraine under Article 4, paragraph 3, of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. […] Due to the ongoing large scale military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, based on the proposal of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine ‘On Legal Regime of Martial Law’ the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated January 14, 2025, No. 26/2025 ‘On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’ was adopted. The abovementioned Decree was approved by the Law of Ukraine dated January 15, 2025, No. 4220-IX ‘On Approval of the Decree of the President of Ukraine ‘On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’, which was immediately announced through the media. Both the Law and the Decree entered into force simultaneously on February 06, 2025. According to the Decree the regime of martial law was prolonged from 05 hours 30 minutes on February 08, 2025, for a period of 90 days.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
30-01-2025
[…] with reference to its previous communication No. 4132/28-194/501-533 of 02 January 2024, has the honour to enclose herewith a further clarifying communication on derogation in accordance with the obligations of the Government of Ukraine under Article 4, paragraph 3, of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. […] Regarding measures derogating from obligations According to the Decision of the Constitutional Court No. 8-r(II)/2024 of 18.07.2024 part six of Article 615 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine (CPC) became invalid three months from the date of adoption of this Decision. This part provided that in the event of martial law in the case of the expiration of the court decision on detention and the impossibility of consideration by the court of extending the period of detention in accordance with the procedure established by the CPC, the chosen preventive measure in the form of detention is considered extended until the relevant issue is resolved by the court but not longer than for two months. At the same time, other norms of Article 615 of the CPC, the possible application of which became the basis for the derogation, remain in force. Thus, Article 615 of the CPC, taking into account the abovementioned amendments, provides for that in the event of martial law: - in the absence of the possibility to draw up procedural documents about investigative (search) or other procedural actions, recording is carried out by technical means with subsequent drawing up the protocol no later than 72 hours after the completion of these actions (para two of part one); - in the absence of the possibility for further proceeding, completion of the pre-trial investigation and submission an indictment, a request for the application of coercive measures of a medical or educational nature, a request to discharge a person from criminal responsibility to the court - the term of the pre-trial investigation in criminal proceeding is suspended on the basis of a motivated resolution of the prosecutor with a statement of the relevant circumstances and is subject to renewal if the grounds for suspension no longer exist. Before suspension of the pre-trial investigation, the prosecutor is obliged to decide on the issue of extending the term of detention (para seven of part one); - in the absence of the possibility for performing procedural actions within the time limits specified by the CPC such actions are carried out immediately, where possible, but no later than 15 days after the termination or cancellation of martial law (para nine of part one); - in the case of impossibility for holding a preparatory court session, the preventive measure in the form of detention selected by the investigating judge, the head of the prosecutor's office during the pre-trial investigation is considered to be extended until the relevant issue is resolved in the preparatory court session but for not longer than for 2 months (part five); - testimony obtained during the interrogation of a suspect in criminal proceedings can be used as evidence in court, if the defender participated in the interrogation, and its course and results were recorded by technical means of video recording. Video recording of witness’ and victim’s testimony obtained during interrogation is also allowed (part eleven); - the inquiring officer, the investigator, the prosecutor shall ensure: (i) remote participation of the defender in a separate procedural action using technical means of video and audio communication if his/her appearance is impossible; (ii) participation at the earliest opportunity of an interpreter to translate explanations, statements or documents of the suspect, the victim. In the presence of circumstances that make his/her participation impossible, the inquiring officer, the investigator, the prosecutor shall have the right to personally carry out the appropriate translation, in the case of knowledge of one of the languages spoken by the suspect, the victim (part twelve). The possibility of applying the above-mentioned current norms provided for in Article 615 of the CPC, makes it necessary to continue derogation from Ukraine's obligations under para 3 of Article 2, Articles 9, 14 and 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Articles 5, 6, 8 and 13 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms without prejudice to the fundamental principles of a fair trial and legal protection, including the principle of ne bis in idem. Regarding the time and territory to which the derogation applies The above-mentioned norms of the CPC can be applied during the martial law imposed on the territory of Ukraine from 05:30 on February 24, 2022.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
14-11-2024
[…] with reference to its previous communications No. 4132/28-110-17626 of 28 February 2022, No. 4132/28-194/600-1798[8] of 4 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-19782 of 16 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-[22806] of 28 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-29977 of 29 April 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-39692 of 8 June 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-42891 of 17 June 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-63210 of 19 August 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-104500 of 16 December 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-16855 of 14 February 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-60498 of 25 May 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-103419 of 30 August 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-533 of 2 January 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-22561 of 16 February 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-53129 of 17 April 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-68126 of 20 May 2024 and No. 4132/28-194/501-113556 of 21 August 2024 has the honour to enclose herewith a further communication on derogation in accordance with the obligations of the Government of Ukraine under Article 4, paragraph 3, of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. […] Due to the ongoing large scale military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, based on the proposal of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine ‘On Legal Regime of Martial Law’ the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated October 28, 2024, No. 740/2024 ‘On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’ was adopted. The abovementioned Decree was approved by the Law of Ukraine dated October 29, 2024, No. 4024-IX ‘On Approval of the Decree of the President of Ukraine ‘On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’, which was immediately announced through the media. Both the Law and the Decree entered into force simultaneously on November 07, 2024. According to the Decree the regime of martial law was prolonged from 05 hours 30 minutes on November 10, 2024, for a period of 90 days.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
04-10-2024
Withdrawal of reservations made upon ratification in respect of Article 10, paragraph 2(b), and paragraph 3, second sentence, and in respect of Article 14, paragraph 7: Article 10, paragraph 2(b), and paragraph 3, second sentence, with respect to the separation of juvenile prisoners from adults. Icelandic law in principle provides for such separation but it is not considered appropriate to accept an obligation in the absolute form called for in the provisions of the Covenant. Article 14, paragraph 7, with respect to the resumption of cases which have already been tried. The Icelandic law of procedure has detailed provisions on this matter which it is not considered appropriate to revise.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
21-08-2024
[…] with the reference to its previous communications No. 4132/28-110-17626 of 28 February 2022, No. 4132/28-194/600-1798[8] of 4 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-19782 of 16 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-[22806] of 28 March 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-29977 of 29 April 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-39692 of 8 June 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-42891 of 17 June 2022, No. 4132/28-94/501-63210 of 19 August 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-104500 of 16 December 2022, No. 4132/28-194/501-16855 of 14 February 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-60498 of 25 May 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-103419 of 30 August 2023, No. 4132/28-194/501-533 of 2 January 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-22561 of 16 February 2024, No. 4132/28-194/501-53129 of 17 April 2024 and No. 4132/28-194/501-68126 of 20 May 2024 has the honour to enclose herewith a further communication on derogation in accordance with the obligations of the Government of Ukraine under Article 4, paragraph 3, of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. [..] Due to the ongoing large scale military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, based on the proposal of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine ‘On Legal Regime of Martial Law’ the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated July 23, 2024, No. 469/2024 ‘On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’ was adopted. The abovementioned Decree was approved by the Law of Ukraine dated July 23, 2024, No. 3891-IX ‘On Approval of the Decree of the President of Ukraine ‘On the Prolongation of the Term of Martial Law in Ukraine’, which was immediately announced through the media. Both the Law and the Decree entered into force simultaneously on August 08, 2024. According to the Decree the regime of martial law was prolonged from 05 hours 30 minutes on August 12, 2024, for the term of 90 days.