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ICRC report on Detention by Non-State Armed Groups: Obligations under International Humanitarian Law and Examples of How to Implement Them

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2023

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Detention – by States and non-State armed groups (NSAGs) – is a reality in armed conflict. In 2021, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) estimated that around 100 armed groups were holding detainees. Detention puts people in a vulnerable situation: their lives and dignity depend on the detaining authority. Experience shows that detention by NSAGs often presents legal and practical challenges, ranging from a lack of knowledge of international rules and standards on detainee protection, in particular those found in international humanitarian law (IHL), to practical challenges such as how to ensure humane conditions of detention in the dire realities of armed conflict, or how to provide essential judicial guarantees for persons facing criminal charges.

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International Review of the Red Cross , Volume 105 , Issue 923: Organized Crime , August 2023 , pp. 1165 - 1166
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the ICRC.

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1 The report is available at: www.icrc.org/en/document/detention-non-state-armed-groups.