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  1. Detention | OHCHR

    Dec 15, 2025 · 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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. Australia responsible for arbitrary detention of asylum seekers in ...

    Jan 9, 2025 · 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 …

  4. International standards on detention | OHCHR

    International human rights law provides a clear and universal framework relating to detention, enshrined by the following standards:

  5. Women’s incarceration rooted in gender inequality and violence

    Aug 13, 2025 · A UN Human Rights report highlights widespread gender-based violence, poor health provisions, and discriminatory legal systems disproportionately affecting women and …

  6. 1. Introduction detention on remand and administrative detention in international human rights law. In so doing, it will, inter alia, deal in some depth with the reasons justifying arrest and …

  7. Australia: UN Working Group raises major concerns about …

    Dec 12, 2025 · SYDNEY – Australia’s criminal justice system contains safeguards against arbitrary detention, yet serious concerns persist over the incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres …

  8. 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.

  9. Iran: Experts deplore the death in custody of victim of arbitrary …

    Feb 12, 2025 · GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed their dismay over the confirmation of the death in custody of Jamshid Sharmahd in Iran.The body of Sharmahd, who …

  10. Experts call for release of Guantánamo Bay detainee Abu …

    Jan 8, 2025 · GENEVA – UN experts* today called on the United States to immediately release Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn (known as Abu Zubaydah), who remains detained for …