A/HRC/16/47
The Working Group states that norms of international human rights law protecting
individuals against arbitrary detention shall be complied with by Governments even during
periods of armed conflict.
The report emphasises that no jurisdiction should allow for individuals to be
deprived of their liberty in secret for potentially indefinite periods without the possibility of
resorting to legal procedures, including habeas corpus.
The Working Group also raises concerns over reprisals suffered by a judge and
individuals who were the subject of its urgent appeals or Opinions.
It also devotes attention to the revision of its methods of work and has provided a
new text in Annex IV.
To enable the Working Group to report more systematically and comprehensively, it
reiterates its proposal to the Human Rights Council to expand the mandate of the Working
Group to include the examination of conditions of detention around the world, and the
monitoring of State compliance with obligations concerning all human rights of detained
and imprisoned persons.
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