The women, all of whom were beaten and some of whom were sexually harassed while being detained, remained in custody for a few hours.

The Police Unit Leader as well as a policeman have been arrested and are being detained awaiting trial.

Women are then held incommunicado or in administrative detention in Israeli military prisons for indefinite periods of time, serving as bait to control the actions of suspects.

When in detention, a child must be treated humanely and in a manner which takes into account the needs of persons of his her age.

The Australian Government has a strong commitment to responding to the needs of women and children in immigration detention.

(e) The number and percentage of persons belonging to those groups who are held in prison or preventive detention, including internment centres, penal establishments, psychiatric establishments or holding areas in airports

As I have earlier mentioned in the course of this presentation, there are currently two indictees who are not yet in the custody of the Special Court in Freetown.

Nevertheless, it is concerned at the lack of clear guarantees for a fair and speedy trial and of the enforcement of rules for pre trial detention.

After my prison visits and further meetings and discussions with the relevant authorities, the accused in custody were allowed family doctor visits.

(c) Consider deprivation of liberty only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest possible period of time, limit by law the length of pre trial detention and ensure that the lawfulness of this detention is reviewed by a judge without delay and regularly

Even if they are relatively few in number compared with other detainees, many children in detention are held with adults.

The former Minister of Internal Affairs, Hinga Norman, who is in the custody of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, declared his candidacy for the leadership of the ruling party, but has since withdrawn.

Condemning the murder of four Sudanese relief workers in April 1999 while in the custody of the Sudan People's Liberation Army Movement,

Some terrorist suspects reportedly have been subjected to unacknowledged or secret detention since 11 September 2001.

The Government has not specified what judicial authority or decision is responsible for Mr. Haidera's remaining in prison, nor has it indicated how long he is to remain in detention.

Article 140 of the draft transitional code of criminal procedure would provide for alternatives to pre trial detention, including house detention and other forms of community supervision of the suspect.

The independent expert accompanied Ms. Dualeh to her home region of Puntland and extended to her his support in the event that she wished to follow up on her claims that she was raped and beaten while in custody.

In addition, police are enjoined from eliciting complaints about trafficking and are reminded that testifying victims are not to be held in detention.

The complainant himself, detained, is allegedly not allowed to sign any documents for external purposes without special permission from the Egyptian State Prosecutor, and according to counsel such permission cannot be expected.

Thich Huyen Quang is under permanent detention in the monastery without having been notified of any charges against him. He is unable to go in and out and is under permanent surveillance.

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Fadil pawned the jewellery.

The apprehension and transfer of General Ante Gotovina to ICTY custody represents the most significant achievement of the last six months and, at the same time, a landmark in the overall activity of the Tribunal.

(a) That the mere fact of belonging to a racial or ethnic group or one of the aforementioned groups is not a sufficient reason, de jure or de facto, to place a person in pretrial detention.

It is also noted that the detainees have been deprived of their liberty since 10 April 2003, that this situation has not changed since then although there has been a change in the place of detention in one case and that they continue to be held in pretrial detention.

I was allowed a number of house visits to the accused on Police Bond, viz, Dr. Banda and Ms. Cecilia Kazamira and a number of prison visits to the other two accused in custody throughout my mandate.

Of these, one individual is in custody and awaiting trial in his home country, one has resigned, one has been cleared, disciplinary action has been initiated against another, and a fifth investigation remains ongoing.

According to the Vietnamese Criminal Procedure Code, accused parties under investigation must remain under house arrest until the investigation is concluded, after which they are either declared innocent and the investigation is formally suspended in writing (art. 139), or they are prosecuted.

10. Welcomes the release from detention of a number of democratic political activists, and strongly urges the Government of Myanmar to release all remaining detained political leaders and all political prisoners, including journalists, to ensure their physical integrity and to permit them to participate in the process of national reconciliation

This is subject to the approval of the General Assembly.

Detention

(e) The date and time of admission to the place of detention and the authority responsible for the place of detention

On 14 February 2004, U Tin Oo was shifted from Kale Prison to house arrest. However, he is still not allowed to see anyone. His home in Yangon is being guarded by armed security personnel and his phone has been cut off.

The complainant also provides a statement from his sister, who states that he was arrested at 6.30 in the morning on 5 February, held in detention until 7.30 p.m., and that upon return his face was swollen, and he had bruises on his shoulders, back, legs and over his kidneys.

Preventative Detention

2005 Arbitrary detention

Substantive issues Arbitrary detention right to take proceedings before court to challenge lawfulness of detention

(j) Improve conditions in places of detention, ensuring that they conform to international minimum standards, adopt necessary measures to reduce the pre trial detention period and continue to address overcrowding in places of detention

Illegal detention

B. Pretrial detention

Arbitrary detention

(j) At the poor conditions of detention and long pre trial detention periods of up to three years

Subject matter Torture to obtain a confession, prison conditions, death from tuberculosis in detention

A student is detained by military police in São Paulo.

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