Date of publication:

03/16/2025

Tajikistan

Do domestic laws and policies prohibit the unlawful and arbitrary deprivation of liberty?

ANALYSIS

Assessment by population

Refugees
Asylum-seekers
Analysis

According to Article No. 19 of the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan, no one may be subjected to detention or arrest without legal grounds. A person has the right to access legal counsel from the moment of detention. 

Furthermore, Part No.1 of Article No.11 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Tajikistan states that no one may be detained or taken into custody without legal grounds.

    LAW & POLICY

    Related provisions of domestic law or policy

    Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan
    • Year: 1994
    • Type: Domestic law
    • Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality & facilitated naturalization, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation
    • Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/node/32040

    Legal provision

    Article 19 - Judicial protection

    Everyone is guaranteed judicial protection. Every individual has the right to demand that their case be considered by a competent, independent, and impartial court established in accordance with the law. No one may be subjected to detention or arrest without legal grounds. From the moment of detention, a person has the right to legal counsel.

    Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Tajikistan

    Legal provision

    Part No.1 of Article No.11 - Inviolability of the Person

    1) No one may be detained or taken into custody without legal grounds.