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... 2. States Parties shall not recruit, use, finance or train mercenaries for
the purpose of opposing the legitimate exercise of the inalienable right of
peoples to self-determination, as recognized by international law, and shall
take, in conformity with international law, the appropriate measures to prevent
the recruitment, use, financing or training of mercenaries for that purpose. ...
... (a) To communicate without delay with the nearest appropriate representative
of the State of which he is a national or which is otherwise entitled to protect
his rights or, if he is a stateless person, the State in whose territory he
has his habitual residence; ...
... 4. The provisions of paragraph 3 of this article shall be without prejudice
to the right of any State Party having a claim to jurisdiction in accordance
with article 9, paragraph 1 (b), to invite the International Committee of the
Red Cross to communicate with and visit the alleged offender. ...
... Any person regarding whom proceedings are being carried out in connection with
any of the offences set forth in the present Convention shall be guaranteed
at all stages of the proceedings fair treatment and all the rights and guarantees
provided for in the law of the State in question. Applicable norms of international
law should be taken into account. ...