deprived of liberty, which shall be made promptly available, upon request,
to any judicial or other competent authority or institution authorized for
that purpose by the law of the State Party concerned or any relevant
international legal instrument to which the State concerned is a party. The
information contained therein shall include, as a minimum:
(a) The identity of the person deprived of liberty;
(b) The date, time and place where the person was deprived of liberty
and the identity of the authority that deprived the person of liberty;
(c) The authority that ordered the deprivation of liberty and the
grounds for the deprivation of liberty;
(d) The authority responsible for supervising the deprivation of
liberty;
(e) The place of deprivation of liberty, the date and time of admission
to the place of deprivation of liberty and the authority responsible for the
place of deprivation of liberty;
(f) Elements relating to the state of health of the person deprived of
liberty;
(g) In the event of death during the deprivation of liberty, the
circumstances and cause of death and the destination of the remains;
(h) The date and time of release or transfer to another place of
detention, the destination and the authority responsible for the transfer.
Article 18
1. Subject to articles 19 and 20, each State Party shall guarantee to
any person with a legitimate interest in this information, such as relatives
of the person deprived of liberty, their representatives or their counsel,
access to at least the following information:
(a) The authority that ordered the deprivation of liberty;
(b) The date, time and place where the person was deprived of
liberty and admitted to the place of deprivation of liberty;
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