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| Titre : | Detention Guidelines : guidelines on the applicable criteria and standards relating to the Detention of asylum-seekers and alternatives to detention |
| Auteurs : | Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (UNHCR), ONU |
| Type de document : | Rapports et études |
| Année de publication : | 09/2012 |
| Format : | 64 p. |
| Langues: | Français |
| Mots-clés : |
[Mots-clés] Asile [Mots-clés] Relation des usagers avec les services publics [Mots-clés] Discrimination [Mots-clés] Identité de genre [Mots-clés] Personne âgée [Mots-clés] Origine [Mots-clés] Rétention administrative [Mots-clés] Migrant [Mots-clés] Enfant [Mots-clés] Handicap [Mots-clés] Établissement pénitentiaire |
| Résumé : |
Dans ce rapport l’UNHCR publie des directives destinées à fournir des conseils aux gouvernements, aux praticiens du droit, au pouvoir judiciaire, mais également aux organismes internationaux et nationaux en matière de détention des demandeurs d'asile afin que les droits et la liberté des personnes soient respectées et que des alternatives soient trouvées.
Sommaire : Guideline 1: The right to seek asylum must be respected Guideline 2: The rights to liberty and security of person and to freedom of movement apply to asylum-seekers Guideline 3: Detention must be in accordance with and authorised by law Guideline 4: Detention must not be arbitrary, and any decision to detain must be based on an assessment of the individual’s particular circumstances, according to the following: Guideline 4.1: Detention is an exceptional measure and can only be justified for a legitimate purpose Guideline 4.2: Detention can only be resorted to when it is determined to be necessary, reasonable in all the circumstances and proportionate to a legitimate purpose Guideline 4.3: Alternatives to detention need to be considered Guideline 5: Detention must not be discriminatory Guideline 6: Indefinite detention is arbitrary and maximum limits on detention should be established in law Guideline 7: Decisions to detain or to extend detention must be subject to minimum procedural safeguards Guideline 8: Conditions of detention must be humane and dignified Guideline 9: The special circumstances and needs of particular asylum-seekers must be taken into account Guideline 9.1 Victims of trauma or torture Guideline 9.2 Children Guideline 9.3 Women Guideline 9.4 Victims or potential victims of trafficking Guideline 9.5 Asylum-seekers with disabilities Guideline 9.6 Older asylum-seekers Guideline 9.7 Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex asylum-seekers Guideline 10: Detention should be subject to independent monitoring and inspection |
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 Detention_guidelines.pdf Adobe Acrobat PDF |
