Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

To access opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in all the 6 UN official languages, please click on “Categorized Search”, and enter the opinion number in the “Symbol Number” field. Symbol numbers of opinions adopted by the WGAD are coded as A/HRC/WGAD/Year/No. for example, the symbol number of the first opinion adopted by the WGAD in 2014 would be A/HRC/WGAD/2014/1

You can also consult the sources below for opinions adopted by the Working Group every year.

• Opinions adopted at the 82nd session (20–24 August 2018)
• Opinions adopted at the 81st session (17-26 April 2018)
• Opinions adopted at the 80th session (20-24 November 2017)
• Opinions adopted at the 79th session (21-25 August 2017)
• Opinions adopted at the 78th session (19-28 April 2017)
• Opinions adopted at the 77th session (21-25 November 2016)
• Opinions adopted at the 76th session (22-26 August 2016)
• Opinions adopted at the 75th session (18-27 April 2016)
• List of opinions adopted in 2015 in the 6 UN languages
• List of opinions adopted in 2014 in the 6 UN languages
• List of opinions adopted in 2013 in the 6 UN languages
• List of opinions adopted in 2012 and in November 2011 in the 6 UN languages
• List of opinions adopted between November 2010 and August 2011 in the 6 UN languages
• List of opinions adopted in 2010
• Full text of opinions (2008/17 -2008/46, 2009/1 - 2009/17)
• Full text of opinions (2007/14 - 2007/40, 2008/1-2008/16)
• Full text of opinions (2006/32 - 2006/47, 2007/1 - 2007/13)
• Full text of opinions (2005/38 - 2005/48, 2006/1 - 2006/31)
• Full text of opinions (2004/20 - 2004/25, 2005/1 - 2005/37)
• Full text of opinions (2003/19 - 2003/26, 2004/1 - 2004/19)
• Full text of opinions (2002/15 - 2002/21, 2003/1 - 2003/18)
• Full text of opinions (2001/19 - 2001/31, 2002/1 - 2002/14)
• Full text of opinions (2000/29 - 2000/39, 2001/1 - 2001/18)
• Full text of opinions (1999/24 - 1999/36, 2000/1 - 2000/28)
• Full text of opinions (1998/22 - 1998/31, 1999/1 - 1999/23)
• Full text of opinions (1998/1 - 1998/21)
• Full text of decisions and opinions (1996/37 – 1996/49, 1997/1 - 1997/15)
• Full text of decisions and opinions (1995/35 – 1995/49, 1996/1 - 1996/36 and revised opinions 1996/1 – 1996/3)
• Full text of decisions and opinions (1994/35 – 1994/48, 1995/1 - 1995/34)
• Full text of decisions and opinions (1993/43 – 1993/67, 1994/1 - 1994/9)
• Full text of decisions and opinions (1994/10 - 1994/34)
• Full text of decisions (1992/43, 1992/45 - 1992/47, 1992/52, 1992/53, 1993/1 - 1993/42, 1993/45, 1993/48, 1993/49, 1993/50)
• Full text of decisions (1992/1 - 1992/42, 1992/44, 1992/48 - 1992/51, 1992/54)

If you do not know the symbol number of the opinion, you can run a keyword search with our "Document Search"

*If you have difficulties accessing the final version of the latest opinions in the 6 UN official languages, please click here for the advance unedited version of the recent opinions as adopted.