Topic: Rights of Accused
Country: Denmark
Delegate Name: Renee DeBault
School: Vicksburg High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Denmark position papers GLIMUN 2015 committees
One of the many issues the UN deals with is the rights of the accused. Some of these rights include the right to a fair trial and innocent until proven guilty. It has become a huge concern within certain countries because people are being arrested in their country and their rights are being taken from them when arrested. Some aren’t getting a fair trial or they are taken out of access of their right to have a lawyer, the necessary things they need.
In Denmark the accused are given many rights upon being accused. You must be orally you’re your basic rights when being accused of a crime and they must inform you of what crime or crimes you are being accused of when you are arrested. One of the accused rights is the right to remain silent which gives them the right to not speak and decide to remain silent during the entire time of being questioned after being arrested by the police. You are given the opportunity to contact your embassy if it is not your home country or you may have the police contact them for you. The accused can have their lawyer of their choosing and may also have them with them when being questioned by the police. If you are in Denmark and your language is not Danish then a translator will be brought in to translate what the police and your lawyer are saying and it will not be at the expense of the person being accused.
