illegal detention

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An international group of lawyers has strongly condemned the "illegal" detention of a prominent Burkinabe lawyer and civil society leader in a military prison for more than a year.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Presidential spokesman Ateny Wek told the AP that reports of political prisoners or illegal detention are “only stories” circulated on social media.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2016

Australia and Papua New Guinea will hold urgent talks next week over asylum seekers held at an "illegal" detention centre on Manus Island.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2016

But the minister, Johnston Busingye, released a statement Thursday saying that all the country’s facilities were run properly, according to U.N. standards, and denying any illegal detention.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2015

He afterwards obtained damages of £3,000 for his illegal detention.

From The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba by Bryce, George