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External sources (not reviewed)

By linking various evidentiary threads together, the prosecution can put forward a case that is much stronger than one based solely on direct evidence, such as eyewitness accounts.

Waivers will only be granted for exceptional, substantiated reasons, for example, where the consultant’s services are unique; where the consultant is the only available source of the required expertise at acceptable levels of quality and cost; or in emergency situations (e.g. post-conflict, post-disaster), where time is often critical and the search for three candidates would negatively impact on service delivery.

Two of the 4 general temporary assistance positions, 1 P-4 and 1 P-3 Training Officers, and 1 P-4 continuing post, currently funded from the support account, design, deliver, upgrade, harmonize and evaluate three ongoing cross-cutting leadership programmes: the senior mission leaders’ programme, a two-week course, conducted twice annually at a host Member State, for 26 candidates from Member States, the Secretariat, the United Nations agencies, programmes and funds); the senior leaders’ programme, a compulsory orientation course for all mission personnel at the D-2 level and above, conducted twice annually in New York; and SMART, an intensive year-long programme involving distance learning and three week-long workshops for two groups of 40 candidates.

These communications take the form of “allegation letters” or “urgent action” letters, which typically set out alleged facts, analyse the applicable international law, seek clarification from the relevant Government on the accuracy of the allegations, and call upon the Government to take particular actions to reduce killings or impunity.

He invited the Commission to provide future-oriented indications in particular regarding the principal and other priorities of the different programmes, their interrelationship with the strategic objectives of the Medium-Term Strategy, the ways and means of ensuring enhanced transdisciplinarity and intersectorality, the mainstreaming of needs of Africa, the least developed countries, women and youth.

Under the DPKO/DFS policy on peacekeeping training for all United Nations personnel, the Service is mandated to support DPKO, DFS, DPKO-led operations, DFS operations and Member States in the training of civilian, military and police personnel; to set training standards, verifying that they are being met, and develop policies and related technical guidance; to develop and deliver training in crosscutting areas (including integrated training for senior leaders); to provide technical guidance on peacekeeping training to departments and other clients; and to monitor training activities of DPKO, DFS and field operations and manage the training budget to ensure that standards and priorities are being met.

[...] [...] deemed to provide firm evidence as to [...]

Robust, accurate and irrefutable evidence must be presented before a court of law to prove this very serious charge.

The term “an alien otherwise in need of protection” has been exemplified previously, but it might be added that it also includes a person who needs protection because of external or internal armed conflict or, because of other severe conflicts in the country of origin, feels a well-founded fear of being subjected to serious abuse.

[...] [...] mission found no conclusive evidence of [...]

Therefore, on the basis of the evidence before him, the judge‟s decision in finding the author guilty of having committed an administrative offence was well-founded.

Noting with concern measures that can undermine human rights and the rule of law, such as the detention of persons suspected of acts of terrorism in the absence of a legal basis for detention and due process guarantees, the deprivation of liberty that amounts to placing a detained person outside the protection of the law, the trial of suspects without fundamental judicial guarantees, the illegal deprivation of liberty and transfer of individuals suspected of terrorist activities, and the return of suspects to countries without individual assessment of the risk of there being substantial grounds for believing that they would be in danger of subjection to torture, and limitations to effective scrutiny of counter-terrorism measures

Many Member States called for a continuation of the mainstreaming approach of the 32 C/5 in the 33 C/5 as well, emphasizing however the need for more focused activities, particularly in favour of women and youth in LDCs, as well as for closer linkages with other United Nations agencies, MDGs and UNESCO’s own strategic objectives.

(x) A police officer in uniform may require a person who ‘fails’ the preliminary tests (i.e. oral fluid test or impairment test) to provide blood or/and urine specimens for laboratory analysis with regard to the presence and amount of drugs for determination of prosecution.

In paragraph 66 of his previous report on the activities of the Ethics Office (A/64/316), the Secretary-General identified a serious lacuna in the Organization’s policy of protection against retaliation arising out of a case of prima facie retaliation referred to OIOS for investigation, which OIOS declined to investigate.

In cases where a prima facie case of retaliation or threat of retaliation has been found by the organization’s ethics office and the internal oversight office declines to undertake the investigation, the executive head, or the head of the ethics office, should refer the matter to the Joint Inspection Unit for investigation.

5.1 The complainants recall that at the time of submission, they had stated that domestic remedies were not yet exhausted, however they reiterate that they do not consider the available domestic remedies to be effective and that extradition may occur in practice any time before the exhaustion of domestic remedies, despite a well-founded risk of torture.