Detention of persons
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Broader term:Narrower terms:- Detention of persons -- Afghanistan
- Detention of persons -- Cameroon
- Detention of persons -- China
- Detention of persons -- Cuba
- Detention of persons -- France
- Detention of persons -- Government policy
- Detention of persons -- Great Britain
- Detention of persons -- India
- Detention of persons -- Iraq
- Detention of persons -- Israel
- Detention of persons -- Jordan
- Detention of persons -- Lebanon
- Detention of persons -- Libya
- Detention of persons -- Syria
- Detention of persons -- United States
- Arrest
- Detention of unlawful combatants
- Extraordinary rendition
- Habeas corpus
- Imprisonment
- Internment camps
- Juvenile detention
- Noncitizen detention centers
- Detention of persons -- Law and legislation
- Detention (imprisonment)
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Human Rights and Pre-Trial Detention: A Handbook of International Standards Relating to Pre-Trial Detention (professional training series #3; 1994), by United Nations Centre for Human Rights and United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch (PDF at ohchr.org)- Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program, Together With Foreword by Chairman Feinstein, and Additional and Minority Views (redacted declassified summary version released 2014), by United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, contrib. by Dianne Feinstein, John D. Rockefeller, Ron Wyden, Mark Udall, Martin Heinrich, Angus King, Susan Collins, Saxby Chambliss, Richard M. Burr, James E. Risch, Daniel R. Coats, Marco Rubio, and Tom A. Coburn (PDF at senate.gov)
- Law, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Terrorism (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c2014), by Roger Douglas
- Detained and Denied in Afghanistan: How to Make U.S. Detention Comply With the Law (New York: Human Rights First, c2011), by Daphne Eviatar (PDF at Wayback Machine)
- Command's Responsibility: Detainee Deaths in U.S. Custody in Iraq and Afghanistan (New York: Human Rights First, 2006), by Hina Shamsi, ed. by Deborah Pearlstein (PDF at Wayback Machine)
- Cameroon: Blatant Disregard for Human Rights (1997), by Amnesty International (PDF at amnesty.org)
- Assessment of Human Rights Concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China (2022), by United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (PDF at ohchr.org)
- Habeas Works: Federal Courts' Proven Capacity to Handle Guantánamo Cases (2010), by Human Rights First (Organization) and Constitution Project (Georgetown Public Policy Institute) (PDF at constitutionproject.org)
- Habeas Works: Federal Courts' Proven Capacity to Handle Guantánamo Cases (2010), by Human Rights First (Organization) and Constitution Project (Georgetown Public Policy Institute) (PDF at constitutionproject.org)
- Letters Written in France, in the Summer 1790, to a Friend in England: Containing Various Anecdotes Relative to the French Revolution, and Memoirs of Mons. and Madame du F. (4th edition; London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1794), by Helen Maria Williams (multiple formats at Google)
- Les Lettres de Cachet: "Prisonniers de Famille" et "Placements Volontaires" (in French; Gand: A. Vander Haeghen, 1912), by Paul Sérieux and Lucien Libert (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Letters Written in France, in the Summer 1790, to a Friend in England: Containing Various Anecdotes Relative to the French Revolution, and Memoirs of Mons. and Madame du F. (4th edition; London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1794), by Helen Maria Williams (multiple formats at Google)
- No More Excuses: A Roadmap to Justice for CIA Torture (New York et al.: Human Rights Watch, 2015), by Laura Pitter and Leslie Haskell (HTML and PDF with commentary at hrw.org)
- Detained and Denied in Afghanistan: How to Make U.S. Detention Comply With the Law (New York: Human Rights First, c2011), by Daphne Eviatar (PDF at Wayback Machine)
- Investigation Into the Office of Legal Counsel's Memoranda Concerning Issues Relating to the Central Intelligence Agency's Use of "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" on Suspected Terrorists (redacted for public release, 2009), by United States Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility (PDF at Wayback Machine)
- Broken Laws, Broken Lives: Medical Evidence of Torture by US Personnel and Its Impact (2008), by Physicians for Human Rights (PDF with commentary at phr.org)
- Broken Laws, Broken Lives: Medical Evidence of Torture by US Personnel and Its Impact (2008), by Physicians for Human Rights (PDF with commentary at phr.org)
- The Prisoners' Dilemma: Political Economy and Punishment in Contemporary Democracies (Hamlyn Lectures, #59; Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, c2008), by Nicola Lacey (PDF in the UK)
- Black Laws, 1984-85 (Delhi: People's Union for Civil Liberties, 1985), ed. by People's Union for Civil Liberties (India), contrib. by India (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Command's Responsibility: Detainee Deaths in U.S. Custody in Iraq and Afghanistan (New York: Human Rights First, 2006), by Hina Shamsi, ed. by Deborah Pearlstein (PDF at Wayback Machine)
- Israel's Apartheid Against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime Against Humanity (c2022), by Amnesty International (PDF with commentary at amnesty.org)
- Israel / South Lebanon: Israel's Forgotten Hostages: Lebanese Detainees in Israel and Khiam Detention Centre (1997), by Amnesty International (PDF at amnesty.org)
- Suspicious Sweeps: The General Intelligence Department and Jordan's Rule of Law Problem (New York: Human Rights Watch, 2006), by Christoph Wilcke (HTML and PDF with commentary at hrw.org)
- Israel / South Lebanon: Israel's Forgotten Hostages: Lebanese Detainees in Israel and Khiam Detention Centre (1997), by Amnesty International (PDF at amnesty.org)
- Detention Abuses Staining the New Libya (2011), by Amnesty International (PDF at amnesty.org)
- The Battle for Libya: Killings, Disappearances and Torture (2011), by Amnesty International (PDF at amnesty.org)
- Delivered Into Enemy Hands: US-Led Abuse and Rendition of Opponents to Gaddafi's Libya (New York: Human Rights Watch, 2012), by Laura Pitter (HTML and PDF with commentary at hrw.org)
- Syria, Caught in a Regional Conflict: Lebanese, Palestinian, and Jordanian Political Detainees in Syria (1999), by Amnesty International (PDF at amnesty.org)
- Syria, Double Injustice: Prisoners of Conscience Detained Beyond Expiry of Their Sentences (1999), by Amnesty International (PDF at amnesty.org)
- Deadly Detention: Deaths in Custody Amid Popular Protest in Syria (2011), by Amnesty International (PDF at amnesty.org)
- Behind the Wire: An Update to Ending Secret Detentions (New York: Human Rights First, 2004-2005), by Deborah Pearlstein and Priti Patel (PDF at The Rendition Project)
- Arbitrary Justice: Trial of Guantánamo and Bagram Detainees in Afghanistan (New York and Washington: Human Rights First, c2008), by Sahr MuhammedAlly (PDF at Wayback Machine)
- U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers: Seeking Protection, Finding Prison (New York et al.: Human Rights First, c2009), by Eleanor Acer and Jessica Chicco (PDF at Wayback Machine)
- In Liberty's Shadow: U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers in the Era of Homeland Security (New York: Human Rights First, 2004), by Eleanor Acer and Archana Pyati (PDF at Wayback Machine)
- Imbalance of Powers: How Changes to U.S. Law and Policy Since 9/11 Erode Human Rights and Civil Liberties (New York: Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, c2003), by Fiona Doherty, Kenneth Hurwitz, Elisa Massimino, Michael McClintock, Raj Purohit, Cory Smith, and Rebecca Thornton (PDF at Wayback Machine)
- The Report of the Constitution Project's Report on Detainee Treatment (Washington: Constitution Project, c2013), by Constitution Project Task Force on Detainee Treatment (PDF with commentary at detaineetaskforce.org)
- The Battle Behind the Wire: U.S. Prisoner and Detainee Operations from World War II to Iraq (MG-934-OSD; c2011), by Cheryl Benard, Edward O'Connell, Cathryn Quantic Thurston, Andrés Villamizar, Elvira N. Loredo, Thomas Sullivan, and Jeremiah Goulka (PDF with commentary at rand.org)
- Getting Away with Torture: The Bush Administration and Mistreatment of Detainees (c2011), by Human Rights Watch (Organization) (PDF with commentary at hrw.org)
- Deportation by Default: Mental Disability, Unfair Hearings, and Indefinite Detention in the US Immigration System (c2010), by Sarah Mehta (HTML at hrw.org)
- Locked Up Far Away: The Transfer of Immigrants to Remote Detention Centers in the United States (New York et al.: Human Rights Watch, c2009), by Alison Parker (HTML and PDF with commentary at hrw.org)
- Jailed Without Justice: Immigration Detention in the USA (ca. 2008), by Amnesty International (PDF at amnestyusa.org)
- United States: Locked Away: Immigration Detainees in Jails in the United States, by Human Rights Watch (Organization) (HTML at hrw.org)
- In Liberty's Shadow: U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers in the Era of Homeland Security (New York: Human Rights First, 2004), by Eleanor Acer and Archana Pyati (PDF at Wayback Machine)
- The September 11 Detainees: A Review of the Treatment of Aliens Held on Immigration Charges in Connection with the Investigation of the September 11 Attacks, by United States Department of Justice (PDF at justice.gov)
- Under Arrest! Workers' Self-Defense in the Courts (pamphlet #5; ca. 1933), by International Labor Defense (page images at HathiTrust)
- Delivered Into Enemy Hands: US-Led Abuse and Rendition of Opponents to Gaddafi's Libya (New York: Human Rights Watch, 2012), by Laura Pitter (HTML and PDF with commentary at hrw.org)
- No More Excuses: A Roadmap to Justice for CIA Torture (New York et al.: Human Rights Watch, 2015), by Laura Pitter and Leslie Haskell (HTML and PDF with commentary at hrw.org)
- The Report of the Constitution Project's Report on Detainee Treatment (Washington: Constitution Project, c2013), by Constitution Project Task Force on Detainee Treatment (PDF with commentary at detaineetaskforce.org)
- A Broken System: Error Rates in Capital Cases and What Can be Done About Them (two parts, 2000 and 2002), by James S. Liebman, Jeffrey Fagan, and Valerie West (PDF files with commentary at the Justice Project)
- Habeas Works: Federal Courts' Proven Capacity to Handle Guantánamo Cases (2010), by Human Rights First (Organization) and Constitution Project (Georgetown Public Policy Institute) (PDF at constitutionproject.org)
- President Lincoln's Views: An Important Letter on the Principles Involved in the Vallandigham Case (Philadelphia: King and Baird, 1863), by Abraham Lincoln
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