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Letter to the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples on arbitrary criminal charges in Guatemala

I am writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch to provide information concerning the arbitrary detention and politically ...
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UNSMIL expresses deep concern at increased abductions, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance cases since the outbreak of fighting in Tripoli

UNSMIL is deeply concerned about increased cases ofarbitrary arrest and detention, abduction, kidnapping and disappearance in Libya, inflicted upon officials,activists and journalists. These cases ...
Orlando Sentinel

Freedom from arbitrary detention is a fundamental right in America | Opinion

This nation was founded on a radical promise: The government, not the accused, must carry the burden of proof when it deprives someone of their liberty. That principle is not abstract; it is the ...
UNHCR

UNHCR reminds States of legal obligations to end arbitrary detention of asylum-seekers

Concerned by the arbitrary detention of asylum-seekers by some States, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for urgent reforms to halt this detrimental practice. Releasing its latest advocacy ...
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Georgetown University researcher settles with feds after arbitrary arrest

Aug. 6 (UPI) --Georgetown University researcher Badar Khan Suri was permitted to return to his job and stay in the United States after a deal was struck with the federal government as litigation plays ...