Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
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title:
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
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The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) is a body of independent human rights experts that investigate cases of arbitrary arrest and detention. Arbitrary arrest and detention is the imprisonment or detainment of an individual, by a State, without respect for due process. These actions may be in violation of international human rights law. The Working Group was established by resolution in 1991 by the former Commission on Human Rights. It is one of the thematic special procedures overseen
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International human rights group sanctioned by the United Nations
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Group_on_Arbitrary_Detention
date created:
2007-02-22T02:40:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T00:40:21Z
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