This section of the guide outlines different ways you can enforce your rights and hold the relevant authority responsible for arbitrary detention. These include: (i) Complaints to an independent body such as an “Ombudsman”; (ii) Bringing a civil claim against the police or relevant authority; (iii) Bringing a public law challenge against the police or […]
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Detention,
This section will give you an introduction to the issue of prolonged pre-trial detention, the legal framework and suggest ideas about what you could do if you or someone in your community has been detained for an unduly long time. This is related to the subject of “bail” because the risk of prolonged pre-trial detention […]
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Detention,
This section will give you an introduction to the issue of discriminatory detention without charge, the legal framework and suggest ideas about what you could do if you or someone in your community has been detained discriminatorily.
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Detention,
This section will give you an introduction to the issue of detention without charge, the legal framework and suggest ideas about what you could do if you or someone in your community has been detained with charge.
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Detention,
Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world. They are roughly 450 people of 70-plus nationalities who are country experts, lawyers, journalists, and others who work to protect the most at risk, from vulnerable minorities and civilians in wartime, to refugees and children in need. They direct their […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Arrest, Detention,
AI is an international NGO that specialises in advocacy on behalf of people under arrest and in detention. They campaign and put pressure on governments to redress human rights abuses. They investigate and expose the facts, whenever and wherever abuses happen. They lobby governments, and other powerful groups such as companies. Making sure they keep […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Arrest, Detention,
The fact sheet provides a comprehensive overview of the characteristics, mandate and complaints procedures of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. This is the place to start if you are thinking of making a complaint to the Working Group.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits), Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Arrest, Detention,
The OHCHR website provides a list of NHRIs in different countries. Use this to identify the relevant NHRI to your circumstances.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Arrest, Detention,
The manual provides a comprehensive overview of the features, responsibilities and complaints processes of NHRIs. This is a great resource to start with if you are thinking of bringing a complaint to an NHRI.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Arrest, Detention,
