Professional and Conversational
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EnglishVoice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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imagine having no control over where you go or what you do. Imagine losing all your freedom and sense of autonomy. That's bad enough now Imagine being crammed into a confined space without a bed to sleep on a space where you're lucky to find a spot on the ground to lie down. Imagine going to sleep every night hungry, drinking water that isn't clean, not being able to shower. Not having access to proper health services being exposed to high rates of communicable disease. Being vulnerable to violence in addition to all that. Imagine being cut off entirely from your loved ones. This is the situation for many detainees around the world, especially in countries affected by war, their suffering well beyond a loss of freedom in ways that stripped them of their dignity. Whether they're guilty or not, they're presumed to be criminals. Does it really matter if they have a bed or enough food or proper health care? To answer that, we've got to look international rules and standards defined by international humanitarian law and human rights. These rules seek to limit the effects of armed conflict on those who are most vulnerable. Thes rules mean that detainees have to be protected, particularly their dignity and physical integrity. Being imprisoned is enough of a punishment. When prison conditions violate international law, something has to be done.