What is house arrest? House arrest is a form of detention that requires a person to remain at home or at another designated residence, subject to conditions imposed by a public authority.
Depending on the legal system, it can be used before trial, to serve a criminal sentence, or as preventive detention. Conditions may govern when a person can leave, whom they can meet, and how they communicate.
The United Nations Human Rights Committee treats house arrest as a deprivation of liberty under its interpretation of Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The location changes, but the person remains in custody.
Myanmar and Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi spent approximately 15 years under house arrest across several periods between 1989 and 2010, much of it at her family residence in Yangon.
