DETENTION MUST NOT BE DISCRIMINATORY International law prohibits detention or restrictions on the movement of a person on the basis of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Article 2, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 2014-2019 Beyond Detention A Global Strategy to support governments to end the detention of asylum-seekers and refugees UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES 8 In line with these international standards, UNHCR in 2014 launched the Global Strategy Beyond Detention (2014-2019),10 a five-year initiative to support States to end the detention of asylum-seekers and refugees, and in particular to end the detention of children. Part of UNHCR’s Global Strategy is to ensure that alternatives to detention are available in law and implemented in practice. In two published Option Papers11 for Governments, over thirty examples of reception options and alternatives to detention are outlined. These examples are relevant for Governments interested in pursuing long-term solutions for stateless persons. 10 See UNHCR, Beyond Detention: A Global Strategy to support governments to end the detention of asylum-seekers and refugees, 2014-2019, 2014, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/536b564d4.html. To find out more on the Global Strategy Beyond Detention, please consult: http://www.unhcr.org/detention. 11 See UNHCR, Options Paper 1: Options for governments on care arrangements and alternatives to detention for children and families, 2015, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/5523e8d94.html and UNHCR, Options Paper 2: Options for governments on open reception and alternatives to detention, 2015, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/5523e9024.html. STATELESS PERSONS IN DETENTION