IRRC No. 903

Detention: Addressing the human cost

24 articles

IRRC No. 903 Detention: Addressing the human cost

24 articles

Detention can take various forms, but the deprivation of liberty inevitably carries costs that fall on the detainee, their family and the community at large. These costs, both individual and collective, are often linked to other, financial costs that authorities are unwilling to incur on behalf of a group of people who are out of sight. This short-termist calculation has serious implications for prisoners today, and for our societies in the future. Objectively assessing the human, social, political and financial costs of detention policies is essential to avoid detention becoming part of the problem it was meant to solve. In this edition, the Review takes stock of developments in detention practices and policies, and focuses on a range of challenges related to maintaining human dignity in detention, including overcrowding and aging prison populations. In drawing attention to the ongoing challenges associated with detention, the Review seeks to promote the human dignity of detainees.

Table of contents

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Editorial: Out of sight, out of mind? Exposing the human cost of detention

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Interview with Abdoulaye Kaka

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Prisoners’ objects: The collection of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum

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Current trends and practices in the use of imprisonment

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The costs of incarceration for families of prisoners

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“Restoring hope where all hope was lost”: Nelson Mandela, the ICRC and the protection of political detainees in apartheid South Africa

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Overcrowding: Nobody’s fault? When some struggle to survive waiting for everyone to take responsibility

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Glimmers of hope: A report on the Philippine Criminal Justice System

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Overcrowding in the Peruvian prison system

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Becoming a torturer: Towards a global ergonomics of care

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The crisis of detention and the politics of denial in Latin America

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Ageing prisoners: An introduction to geriatric health-care challenges in correctional facilities

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Strengthening IHL protecting persons deprived of their liberty: Main aspects of the consultations and discussions since 2011

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National security and the right to liberty in armed conflict: The legality and limits of security detention in international humanitarian law

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International humanitarian law’s old questions and new perspectives: On what law has got to do with armed conflict

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When is a conflict international? Time for new control tests in IHL

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Reports and documents: Protecting people deprived of their liberty

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Reports and documents: ICRC report on the visit to “Robbeneiland” (Robben Island) Prison on the 1st May, 1964, by Mr G. Hoffmann, Delegate General of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Africa

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Reports and documents: What’s new in law and case law around the world? (Winter/Spring 2016)

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Book review: Does Torture Prevention Work?

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Book review: The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: Assessing their Contribution to International Criminal Law

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Book review: Compliant Rebels: Rebel Groups and International Law in World Politics

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Books and articles: New publications in humanitarian action and the law (Spring 2016)

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Books and articles: New publications in humanitarian action and the law (Spring 2016)