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8.13 ADEQUATE WORKING CONDITIONSIf made to work, detainees shall have the benefit of working conditions and safeguardssimilar to those enjoyed by the local civilian population. 898.13.1 Prohibition on Slavery. Slavery and the slave trade in all their forms areprohibited. 90 For example, enforced prostitution is prohibited. 918.14 PROCEDURES FOR DETENTION8.14.1 Informing of Reasons for Detention. Detainees shall be informed promptly of thereasons for their detention in a language that they understand. 92A prompt notification should generally occur within 10 days of detention. 93 Thenotification should ensure that the detainee adequately understands the general reason fordetention (e.g., security reasons, participation in hostilities or association with an armed groupthat is engaged in hostilities, suspect or witness in law enforcement proceedings). 94 Whenfeasible, more specific information should be provided to the detainee so that he or she mayparticipate in subsequent review procedures from an informed position. 95education. Detainees are provided access to moderate television, radio, and newspaper alternatives to extremistmessages. The reintegration program for adults includes instruction in reading, writing, and mathematics. Theprogram for juveniles includes both primary and secondary school instruction. In addition, detainees are offeredclasses on democracy, the Iraqi constitution, and the Iraqi government.”).89 Consider AP II art. 5(1) (Persons deprived of their liberty for reasons related to an non-international armedconflict “shall, if made to work, have the benefit of working conditions and safeguards similar to those enjoyed bythe local civilian population.”).90 Consider AP II art. 4(2)(f) (prohibiting “slavery and the slave trade in all their forms;”).91 Refer to § 8.2.2.1 (Protection Against Rape, Enforced Prostitution, and Other Indecent Assault).92 See Copenhagen Process: Principles and Guidelines, 7 (“Persons detained are to be promptly informed of thereasons for their detention in a language that they understand.”). Consider AP I art. 75(3) (“Any person arrested,detained or interned for actions related to the armed conflict shall be informed promptly, in a language heunderstands, of the reasons why these measures have been taken.”).93 ICRC AP COMMENTARY 876 (3072) (“‘Promptly’: unfortunately this expression is rather imprecise. … [I]t isdifficult to determine a precise time limit, but ten days would seem the maximum period.”).94 See Chairman’s Commentary to the Copenhagen Process: Principles and Guidelines 1.3 (“A person may bedetained for a number of different reasons, including, posing a threat to the security of the military operation, forparticipating in hostilities, for belonging to an enemy organised armed group, for his or her own protection, or if theperson is accused of committing a serious criminal offence.”).95 See also Chairman’s Commentary to the Copenhagen Process: Principles and Guidelines, 7.1 (“Informing thedetainee of the reasons for detention seeks to ensure that the detainee adequately understands the basis of detention,and enables the detainee’s participation in subsequent review procedures from an informed position. To the fullestextent feasible the reasons for detention should provide the detainee with information regarding the circumstancesthat form the basis for detention. Operational necessities or resource constraints, such as force protection or theavailability of interpreters, may sometimes make it difficult to advise the detainee of the specific reasons for thedetention at the precise moment of detention. The term ‘promptly’ is used to suggest that detainees should beadvised of the reasons for detention in a reasonable time, taking into account other essential tasks and resourcelimitations that may affect the detaining authority’s ability to inform the detainee. When feasible, more specific503

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