Article 6 of the Covenant recognises the individual's "inherent right to life" and requires it to be protected by law.ICCPR, Article 6.1. It is a "supreme right" from which no derogation can be permitted, and must be interpreted widely. It therefore requires parties to take positive measures to reduce infant mortality and increase life expectancy, as well as forbidding arbitrary killings by security forces.
Article 6 of the Covenant recognises the individual's "inherent right to life" and requires it to be protected by law.ICCPR, Article 6.1. It is a "supreme right" from which no derogation can be permitted, and must be interpreted widely It therefore requires parties to take positive measures to reduce infant mortality and increase life expectancy, as well as forbidding arbitrary killings by security forces.