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- Detention | OHCHR
In addition, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (part of Special Procedures) is the only non-treaty-based UN mechanism with the power to investigate specific complaints and appeals for urgent action The Office collaborates with the Working Group to bring attention to the issue of arbitrary detention, with the goal of ending the practice
- OHCHR and detention | OHCHR
Arbitrary detention exposes the victim to the possibility of further violations, including torture or other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment; enforced and involuntary disappearances; and extrajudicial execution
- Australia responsible for arbitrary detention of asylum seekers in . . .
GENEVA - In two landmark decisions, the UN Human Rights Committee has ruled that Australia remained responsible for the arbitrary detention of asylum seekers redirected or transferred to offshore detention facilities in the Republic of Nauru
- Sudan: UN report details rampant abuse of detainees amid ongoing . . .
GENEVA – A UN report published on Thursday highlights a widespread pattern of arbitrary detention, torture, and ill-treatment of detainees by the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces in Khartoum State, mirroring practices seen in other conflict-affected areas in Sudan
- Women’s incarceration rooted in gender inequality and violence
A UN Human Rights report highlights widespread gender-based violence, poor health provisions, and discriminatory legal systems disproportionately affecting women and girls in criminal justice detention worldwide
- International standards on detention | OHCHR
International human rights law provides a clear and universal framework relating to detention, enshrined by the following standards:
- UN experts urge end to ISIL-related arbitrary detention in North-East . . .
GENEVA – The political transition in Syria is a valuable opportunity to end the arbitrary, inhumane and indefinite detention of around 52,000 people in relation to the conflict with Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), UN experts* said today
- Normes internationales relatives à la détention | OHCHR
Le droit international des droits de l’homme établit un cadre universel clair en matière de détention qui est consacré par les normes ci-dessous
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