Diwaniyah, Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate

Diwaniyah City Police Checkpoint

Iraq

Status

Last documented use

2024

Type: Police station or jail (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Not Available

Detains: Adult men, Recognized refugees (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
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Iraq

279,240

Refugees

11,246

Asylum Applications

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A police checkpoint in Al Diwaniya city, south of Baghdad, has reportedly been used to detain documented Syrian refugees for long periods of time before they are deported.

LATEST NEWS & TESTIMONY
2024

From Human Rights Watch June 2024: A 43-year-old Syrian man from Aleppo was detained at a checkpoint in Diwaniyah city south of Baghdad. After 12 days in detention, he was brought before a judge and presented his UNHCR asylum seeker certificate to no avail. He received a fine and a deportation order to Syria. Although he has filed an appeal, his lawyer said that his chances of success are slim.

“My life is in danger in Syria,” the man told Human Rights Watch. “I can’t go back to Aleppo, and I don’t want to go to northeast Syria.” His 16-year-old son has been detained in Karrada, Baghdad, since April 14 for violating residency laws, while his other son has been detained since March 19, also for violating residency laws, without being brought before a judge.

He was the only one interviewed who had been given the opportunity to appeal his deportation order. None of the other Syrians interviewed had appeared before a judge during or after their detention, and all were summarily deported. (HRW, https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/06/27/iraq-unlawful-deportations-syrians)

FACILITY NAMES
Diwaniyah City Police Checkpoint
Location

Country: Iraq

City & Region: Diwaniyah, Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Middle East

Latitude, Longitude: 31.99293030954288, 44.895967769030456

Contact Information
Diwaniyah City Police
XVVW+585, Al Diwaniyah
Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status Last documented use

2024
Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Police station or jail

2024

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2024
Categories of detainees

Name Recognized refugees (administrative)

2024
At-Risk Populations

At-Risk Population Refugees

2024

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LENGTH OF DETENTION

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS

NEWS & TESTIMONY

2024

From Human Rights Watch June 2024: A 43-year-old Syrian man from Aleppo was detained at a checkpoint in Diwaniyah city south of Baghdad. After 12 days in detention, he was brought before a judge and presented his UNHCR asylum seeker certificate to no avail. He received a fine and a deportation order to Syria. Although he has filed an appeal, his lawyer said that his chances of success are slim.

“My life is in danger in Syria,” the man told Human Rights Watch. “I can’t go back to Aleppo, and I don’t want to go to northeast Syria.” His 16-year-old son has been detained in Karrada, Baghdad, since April 14 for violating residency laws, while his other son has been detained since March 19, also for violating residency laws, without being brought before a judge.

He was the only one interviewed who had been given the opportunity to appeal his deportation order. None of the other Syrians interviewed had appeared before a judge during or after their detention, and all were summarily deported. (HRW, https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/06/27/iraq-unlawful-deportations-syrians)