The Washington Defender Association Immigration Project has prepared a description of non-citizens' rights under Art. 36(b) of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR), which requires a foreign consulate to be notified when one of its citizens is being detained by government authorities and what are best practices for ensuring compliance with the VCCR). Washington Defender Ass'n Immigration Project, Practice Advisory on the Vienna Convention (available from Ann Benson, Director, defendimmigrants@aol.com).
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