with others. Where, under the legislation in force in the State of employment, the assets of a migrant worker or a member of his or her family
are expropriated in whole or in part, the person concerned shall have the
right to fair and adequate compensation.
Article 16
1. Migrant workers and members of their families shall have the right to
liberty and security of person.
2. Migrant workers and members of their families shall be entitled to effective protection by the State against violence, physical injury, threats and
intimidation, whether by public officials or by private individuals, groups
or institutions.
3. Any verification by law enforcement officials of the identity of migrant workers or members of their families shall be carried out in accordance with procedure established by law.
4. Migrant workers and members of their families shall not be subjected
individually or collectively to arbitrary arrest or detention; they shall not be
deprived of their liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with
such procedures as are established by law.
5. Migrant workers and members of their families who are arrested shall
be informed at the time of arrest as far as possible in a language they understand of the reasons for their arrest and they shall be promptly informed in a language they understand of any charges against them.
6. Migrant workers and members of their families who are arrested or
detained on a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge
or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be
entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It shall not be the
general rule that while awaiting trial they shall be detained in custody, but
release may be subject to guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage
of the judicial proceedings and, should the occasion arise, for the execution of the judgement.
7. When a migrant worker or a member of his or her family is arrested
or committed to prison or custody pending trial or is detained in any other
manner:
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