(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;
(c) The authority responsible for supervising the deprivation of liberty;
(d) The whereabouts of the person deprived of liberty, including, in the event of a transfer to another place of
deprivation of liberty, the destination and the authority responsible for the transfer;
(e) The date, time and place of release;
(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.
2. Appropriate measures shall be taken, where necessary, to protect the persons referred to in paragraph 1 of
this article, as well as persons participating in the investigation, from any ill-treatment, intimidation or sanction
as a result of the search for information concerning a person deprived of liberty.
Article 19
1. Personal information, including medical and genetic data, which is collected and/or transmitted within the
framework of the search for a disappeared person shall not be used or made available for purposes other than
the search for the disappeared person. This is without prejudice to the use of such information in criminal
proceedings relating to an offence of enforced disappearance or the exercise of the right to obtain reparation.
2. The collection, processing, use and storage of personal information, including medical and genetic data, shall
not infringe or have the effect of infringing the human rights, fundamental freedoms or human dignity of an
individual.
Article 20
1. Only where a person is under the protection of the law and the deprivation of liberty is subject to judicial
control may the right to information referred to in article 18 be restricted, on an exceptional basis, where
strictly necessary and where provided for by law, and if the transmission of the information would adversely
affect the privacy or safety of the person, hinder a criminal investigation, or for other equivalent reasons in
accordance with the law, and in conformity with applicable international law and with the objectives of this
7