What procedural safeguards do refugees, asylum seekers and migrants have relating to their detention?
Detainees have a right to be treated with humanity and respect. States are prohibited from carrying out any acts of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment. Conditions of detention often do not comply with general international standards and can be considered to rise to the level of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment under certain circumstances. Torture can be both mental and physical and can take many forms, including the following: electric shocks; beatings; suspension in painful poses; rape; burning with cigarettes; deprivation of food, sleep or communication; noise; and intimidation. Individual practices alone may not necessarily constitute torture, but they may when considered together. The following can constitute inhuman or degrading treatment: systematically ignoring repeated requests by a detainee; applying detention regulations in an arbitrary and uneven manner; creating a climate of suspicion and distrust among detainees; speaking to detainees as if they were children;
