"Restriction on freedom of movement, usually through enforced confinement, of persons prior to court appearance, after conviction and sentence, pending sentence, pending a decision on refugee status, admission or removal from the State, or for purposes of internment, for example, in times of national emergency" Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under any Form of Detention or
Imprisonment, General Assembly resolution 43/173 of 9 December 1988: |