United Nations Detention Unit (UNDU)

Cell Corridor at the United Nations Detention Unit in The Hague

The United Nations Detention Unit (UNDU) is located within a Dutch prison complex in the Scheveningen neighbourhood of The Hague.  It has an autonomous management structure but benefits from some of the facilities available within the Dutch prison complex.  

There are currently four individuals detained in the UNDU, consisting of:

  • three convicted persons awaiting transfer to an enforcement State; and
  • one detainee awaiting provisional release to a State. 

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