Detention / Detainees

This theme explores legal, humanitarian, and operational aspects of detention in armed conflicts, focusing on the treatment of detainees, compliance with international humanitarian law, and safeguarding human dignity in detention settings.

Launch of the ICRC handbook on IHL

September 13, 2016 7 mins read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict Dr Nils Melzer, Human Rights Chair, Geneva Academy

Speech given by Dr Nils Melzer, author of International Humanitarian Law – a Comprehensive Introduction, at the International Institute for Humanitarian Law, Sanremo, ...

Through a victim’s eyes: Interview with Terry Waite, humanitarian and former hostage

July 15, 2016 12 mins read Humanitarian Principles / Interviews / Religion The editors

Hostage-taking, torture and other forms of ill-treatment continue to put a tremendous strain on victims and their families. In this interview, Terry Waite ...

Separated: The humanitarian consequences of solitary confinement in detention

July 15, 2016 7 mins read Events and highlights The editors

Penitentiary authorities around the world have increasingly turned to restrictive detention regimes such as solitary confinement to manage high risk detainees. What are ...

Introducing Humanitarian Law & Policy

May 19, 2016 3 mins read Sexual Violence / World Humanitarian Summit Raphaël Dallaire Ferland & Vincent Bernard

Today marks the launch of Humanitarian Law & Policy, a digital forum for those concerned with how to better protect and assist people affected by conflict and violence. ...

e-Learning: Understanding detention

April 8, 2016 2 mins read Law and Conflict / Online learning

The online course, originally developed by the ICRC for its own delegates, seeks to provide users with a basic understanding of what happens ...