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3 July 2013

Detention Standards and Non-State Armed Groups

Gilad Shalit on Hamas poster, Nablus, courtesy Tom Spender/flickr
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Gilad Shalit on Hamas poster, Nablus

All armed groups capture or detain individuals, but it remains unclear what legal obligations, if any, non-state groups have when dealing with detainees. This policy brief explores the possibility of establishing a generic set of principles or guidelines that would define these responsibilities.

© 2013 United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

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Bruce ‘Ossie’ Oswald

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