Detention Guidelines - UNHCR

The righT To seek asylum musT be respecTedThe righTs To liberTy and securiTy of person and To freedom of movemenT apply To asylum-seekersdeTenTion musT be in accordance wiTh and auThorised by lawdeTenTion musT noT be arbiTrary, and any decision To deTain musT be based on an assessmenT of The individual s parTicular circumsTancesDetention Guidelinesguidelines on the applicable criteria and standards relating to the Detention of asylum-seekers and alternatives to detentiondeTenTion musT noT be discriminaToryindefiniTe Detention is arbiTrary and maximum limiTs on Detention should be esTablished in lawdecisions To deTain or To exTend Detention musT be subjecT To minimum procedural safeguardsThe special circumsTances and needs of parTicular asylum-seekers musT be Taken inTo accounTcondiTions of Detention musT be humane and dignifieddeTenTion should be subjecT To independenT moniToring

3 UNHCR issues the Guidelines on the Applicable Criteria and Standards relating to the Detention of Asylum-Seekers and Alternatives to Detention pursuant to its mandate, as contained in the Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,

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