Language matters and the protections of international law are crucial when facing global  trends of dehumanization. Dehumanizing narratives strip people of their dignity, making it easier to justify inhumane treatment, torture, and exclusion from legal protections.   In this post, Terry Hackett, Head of Division on Persons Deprived of Liberty at the ICRC, emphasizes the … Continue reading Dehumanizing detention: degrading our collective humanity