«The UK is an outlier in not having a time
limit on detention.
It was the Home Office, which presides over this system and refuses to even allow a maximum time
limit on detention.
Labour first suggested it would back the campaign for a time
limit on detention last month but the party's immigration initiative today — which otherwise is full of «tough on immigration» policies — confirms how the party will approach the issue.
The Conservatives have now suggested they could support proposals to increase the 28 day
limit on detention without charge.
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Experts warn that detention centres significantly worsen mental health conditions because there is no time
limit on detention.
«Almost every informed commentator accepts that fundamental to the reforms required is the introduction of a statutory 28 - day time -
limit on detention.
Not exact matches
Detentions and arrests have not been
limited to mainstream media, with several people in the last week having
detention or arrest warrants issued against them
on charges of insulting the president or praising the coup
on social media, according to Anadolu.
Miranda's lawyers today secured a
limited injunction preventing authorities accessing the files
on hard drives they took from him after his nine - hour
detention.
The Conservatives claim no data is available
on how long terror suspects have been held since the new
detention limit was introduced in July.
In the interim, I can announce that the Government will not be seeking to extend the order allowing the maximum 28 - day
limit and, accordingly, the current order will lapse
on 25 January and the maximum
limit of pre-charge
detention will, from that time, revert to 14 days.
[18] The announcement came a day after the narrow passing of a parliamentary vote
on the Counter-Terrorism Bill, which would extend the
limit on the period of
detention of terror suspects without charge in England and Wales, from 28 to 42 days.
On immigration, there isn't even much to admire, outside of a commitment for a time
limit to
detention.
Democratic lawmakers are backing bills that would block the use of state and local facilities for enforcing federal immigration policies and
limit the
detention of individuals based
on immigration - related issues.
Mr Brown said he would continue his strong stance
on «sometimes quite controversial issues» like the 42 - day
limit pre-charge
detention for terror suspects or public sector pay.
Nick Hardwick calls for
limit on administrative
detention after unannounced inspection uncovers failures at Yarl's Wood women's centre
Hardwick said the findings of the April inspection, the first undertaken since June 2013, provided support to calls to place time
limits on «administrative
detention», or
detention without trial.
• New
limits on the amount of time youth can be kept in juvenile
detention or secure confinement; and
The plaintiffs rely heavily
on the Supreme Court's decision in Zadvydas v. Davis (2001), which interpreted federal statutes to
limit detention pending removal to a reasonable period of time.
Whether it is standing up against the Administration's unlawful ban
on Muslim travelers, challenging the Department of Justice's effort to halt NWIRP from doing important
limited representation work for people at the
detention center, or protecting the rights of undocumented immigrant youth, NWIRP provides a critical voice for those marginalized by federal policies.
But, he says, «What they don't seem to be seriously considering are firm
limits on the duration of
detention.
During parliamentary scrutiny of the recent Immigration Act 2016 (which received Royal Assent
on 12 May 2016) amendments were proposed by the House of Lords to
limit immigration
detention to 28 days — it should be noted that this would not have covered J.N.'s situation as it was not applicable in the event that the Secretary of State had made a deportation order — see para. 84 here).
The suspension decision potentially
limits the right of Sri Lankan and Afghan nationals to equality before the law including equal treatment before tribunals and other organs administering justice (protected under article 5 of ICERD), and the right to freedom from arbitrary
detention (protected under article 9 of the International Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights).