Knowledge Platform
Guidelines on the Applicable Criteria and Standards relating to the Detention of Asylum-Seekers and Alternatives to Detention
These Guidelines are intended to provide guidance to governments, parliamentarians, legal practitioners, decision-makers, including the judiciary, as well as other international and national bodies working on detention and asylum matters, including non-governmental organisations, national human rights institutions and UNHCR staff.
Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Target Audience
Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Source / Publisher
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Language
Arabic
English
French
Russian
Spanish
Other
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
Cross Cutting Theme
Rule of law and due process
Human rights
Whole-of-government approach
Whole-of-society approach
Status
Published