What is internment?
imprisonment or confinement of people,
What is the term especially used for?
confinement "of enemy citizens in wartime
What does article 9 of The universal Declaration of human RIsghts state?
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."
Regarding neutral countries what does interment also refer to?
practice of detaining belligerent armed forces and equipment on its territory
Where may interned persons be held?
in prisons or in facilities known as internment camps.
How does the american heritage Dictionary define the term concentration camp?
A camp where persons are confined, usually without hearings and typically under harsh conditions
Does it tend to be used to refer to preventitve confinemet raterh than confinement after having been convicted of some crime?
Yes
Is use of these term subject to debate and political sensitivities?
Yes
Whih countries set up concintration camps in the 1830's?
The United States
Did the U.S. Military persecute anyone from 1863 to 1868?
Yes