Use of Terms For the purposes of the Body of Principles: (a) "Arrest" means the act of apprehending a person for the alleged commission of an offence or by the action of an authority; (b) "Detained person" means any person deprived of personal liberty except as Oct 6, 2025 · 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. The Office collaborates with the Working Group to bring attention to the issue of arbitrary detention, with the goal of ending the practice. About the members The Working Group is composed of five independent experts of balanced geographical representation. Elina Steinerte (Latvia, Chair-Rapporteur), Ms. Leigh Toomey (Australia) and Ms. Priya Gopalan (Malaysia) and accompanied by staff from the Office of the United Nations Jan 27, 2025 · GENEVA – In a report drawing on its extensive investigations since the start of the Syrian conflict, the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry today detailed how the former Syrian Government systematically used arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearances to quash dissent. 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 and appeals for urgent action. 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 transferred to offshore detention facilities in the Republic of Nauru. Erdogan Iscan, Committee Expert and Country Co-Rapporteur Dec 9, 2021 · Introduction At the invitation of the Government, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention conducted an official visit to Maldives from 29 November to 9 December 2021. 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.

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