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 Thousands of persons are subjected to arbitrary detention each year This may be because:
Australia responsible for arbitrary detention of asylum seekers in . . . Offshore detention facilities are not human-rights free zones for the State party, which remains bound by the provisions of the Covenant,” said El Haiba The Committee called on Australia to provide adequate compensation to the victims and take steps to ensure that similar violations do not recur
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
’Web of Agony’: UN Commission’s report unveils depths of former . . . It presents the Commission's most comprehensive analysis to date of detention-related violations by the former government, leaving a legacy of trauma and suffering for the Syrian people Despite the overthrow of the former government last month, agony persists for tens of thousands of families who did not find their missing relatives among the
International standards on detention | OHCHR International human rights law provides a clear and universal framework relating to detention, enshrined by the following standards: Universal Declaration of Human Rights; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Human Rights Committee General Comment 35, Article 9 (Liberty and Security of Person)
Experts call for release of Guantánamo Bay detainee Abu Zubaydah . . . He has been held at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, without any charge ever been formally pressed against him “We are exceptionally requesting a Presidential pardon for Mr Abu Zubaydah, owing to his treatment while in detention and the lack of due process since he was first detained,” the experts said
Detention taking its toll on hostage Ahmadreza Djalali: UN experts call . . . His detention continues in violation of international law GENEVA – Iran must release Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian born-resident of Sweden, who has been arbitrarily detained since 2016 despite repeated warnings about his deteriorating health, UN experts said today Djalali has been detained in the notorious Evin prison since 2016 and suffered
Türkiye: Concern at widespread detentions | OHCHR We are very concerned by the detention of at least 92 people by the Turkish authorities over the past week, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s democratically-elected mayor, who is facing corruption charges and has been removed from office These detentions triggered country-wide demonstrations that were met with unlawful blanket bans on protests in three cities Over 1,000 people have
Sudan: UN report details rampant abuse of detainees amid ongoing . . . The report documents the use of children as young as 14 to serve as guards by RSF, notably in Soba prison, and the detention of children as young as 13 alongside adults Sexual violence and exploitation against women detainees were reported in two RSF-controlled places of detention