Conclusion On International Protection 1998, para. (dd)
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Paragraph text
Deplores that many countries continue routinely to detain asylum-seekers (including minors) on an arbitrary basis, for unduly prolonged periods, and without giving them adequate access to UNHCR and to fair procedures for timely review of their detention status; notes that such detention practices are inconsistent with established human rights standards and urges States to explore more actively all feasible alternatives to detention;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Document type
ExCom Conclusion
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Person(s) affected
Adolescents
Persons on the move
Year
1998
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
ExCom Conclusion No. 85, Conclusion On International Protection (1998), OP (dd).