Detention Guidelines: guidelines on the applicable criteria and standards relating to the detention of asylum-seekers and alternatives to detention: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/503489533b8.pdf
Indefinite detention is arbitrary and maximum limits on detention should be established in law
44. As indicated in Guideline 4.2, the test of proportionality applies in relation to both the initial order of detention as well as any extensions. The length of detention can render an otherwise lawful decision to detain disproportionate and, therefore, arbitrary. Indefinite detention for immigration purposes is arbitrary as a matter of international human rights law. Continue reading “UNHCR: Detention Guidelines 2012”