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19 February 2011

Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

General Assembly of the United Nations distributed annual Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (see link).

In particular, the Report includes position of the Working Group on the applicability of the international human rights law to situations of armed conflict (paras 37-51).

The issue of secret detention in the context of countering terrorism is addressed in paragraphs 52-67 of the Report.

Paragraph 2 (p. 4) of the Report contains changes in the composition of the Working Group: since last May, Eastern Europe is represented by the author of this blog.
"Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention"

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