Dossier
arbitrary detention
Coverage of arbitrary detention in the Nexus archive.
- UN experts urge Iran to halt death sentences of 10 men
UN experts urged Iran to halt the death sentences of 10 men involved in anti-government protests. Twelve men, aged late teens to early twenties, were sentenced, with two executed on July 19. The experts criticized the mass sentencing in a closed courtroom as violating fair trial standards.
- Sudan: Both Warring Sides in Sudan Singled out in UN Report, With Drones an Increasing Worry
The UN reported that Sudan's warring parties are increasingly using arbitrary detention, torture, and enforced disappearance to control the population, with the expanded use of drones raising concerns.