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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 ...
International human rights law provides a clear and universal framework relating to detention, enshrined by the following standards:
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 extrajudic...
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 ...
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, m...
The mandate of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention was most recently extended by Human Rights Council resolution 60/8 of 6 October 2025 for a further three-year period. Read more about the mandate. About the memb...
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 almost 20 years without charge at the Guantánamo Bay deten...
GENEVA - The UN Human Rights Office today published a report on arbitrary, prolonged and incommunicado detention by Israeli authorities, affecting thousands of Palestinians since last October.
GENEVA – Two independent human rights experts on torture and indigenous peoples respectively* today sharply criticised state and territory youth justice systems in Australia, where disproportionately large numbers of ...
Scope of the Body of Principles These principles apply for the protection of all persons under any form of detention or imprisonment. Use of Terms For the purposes of the Body of Principles: (a) "Arrest" means the act...
