Terry Hackett

Terry Hackett serves as the Head of Division for Persons Deprived of Liberty, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). As a global neutral and independent humanitarian actor whose mandate is grounded in the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC works continuously on behalf of people deprived of liberty in over 75 countries around the world.

Terry joined the ICRC in 2018 as a Prison System Adviser based in the Philippines for south east Asia and the Pacific. This followed a a 22-year career with the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) where Terry retired as the as the Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Correctional Operations (Pacific). During his career with the CSC Terry was appointed for a one year deployment as the Director of Correctional operations for the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan in 2010. Terry has worked with various detaining authorities around the world supporting efforts to ensure the treatment of detainees and conditions of detention are improved in line with international standards.

Terry holds a Master of Arts in Human Security and Peacebuilding from Royal Roads University (RRU) with a focus on rule of law and post-conflict correctional reform, Master of Advanced Studies in International Law in Armed Conflict from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.