A/HRC/WGAD/2012/4 liberty, without specific charges or due process and gross violations of even the most basic rights. 26. The Working Group notes that under certain circumstances, widespread or systematic imprisonment or other severe deprivation of liberty in violation of the fundamental rules of international law may constitute crimes against humanity. Disposition 27. In the light of the foregoing, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention renders the following opinion: The continued detention of Shin Sook Ja, Oh Hae Won and Oh Kyu Won, being in contravention of articles 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and articles 9 and 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is arbitrary. The detention falls within categories I and III of the categories applicable to the cases submitted for consideration to the Working Group. 28. Consequent upon the opinion rendered, the Working Group requests the Government to take the necessary steps to remedy the situation, which, in its view, include immediate release from detention and an enforceable right to compensation, in accordance with article 9, paragraph 5, of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. [Adopted on 2 May 2012] 5

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