ICCPR Recommendations 2024, paragraph 43
Plain English recommendation
Government should:
Set a legal limit on immigration detention. It should be a last resort, for the shortest time possible. It should also increase the use of alternatives to detention, especially for children, pregnant women, and families with kids. These alternatives must respect human rights, including the right to privacy. They should not use surveillance-based technologies.
Original UN recommendation
Bearing in mind the Committee’s previous recommendations, the State party should establish a statutory time limit on the duration of immigration detention and ensure that detention is used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest possible period of time, and increase the use of alternatives to detention, particularly for children, pregnant women and families with children, that are respectful of human rights, including the right to privacy, instead of surveillance-based technological alternatives.
Date of UN examination
03/05/2024
Original UN document
Download the original ICCPR concluding observations 2024 on the UN website.
Last updated on 10/04/2025