Paraguay has not traditionally been a country of concern with respect to the treatment of migrants, refugees, or asylum seekers. This is reflected in the fact that during the previous two UPR cycles. However, the COVID-19 pandemic requires a renewed scrutiny of this issue. […]
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review: Niger
Despite being a central focus for EU migration “management” strategies, limited detailed information regarding Niger’s detention of migrants and asylum seekers is available. In a submission to the Universal Periodic Review, the GDP highlights key recommendations that should be made. […]
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review: Singapore
Despite its reliance on foreign labour, Singapore continues to restrict migrant workers’ rights. During the COVID-19 crisis, residents of migrant worker dormitories have suffered disproportionately, with thousands locked up in substandard and unsanitary conditions. […]
Tanzania: Covid-19 and Detention
There are nearly 300,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Tanzania, 85 percent of whom live in refugee camps. Doctors Without Borders and other actors have warned about the potential spread of COVID-19 through these camps, especially in Nduta, where self-isolation and physical distancing is reportedly impossible. According to UNHCR, as of 30 September 2020, there […]
Vranidoll Detention Centre for Foreigners (from report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture 2020 visit to Kosovo)
Preliminary remarks; (Read full CPT report) 39. For the first time, the CPT’s delegation visited Vranidoll Detention Centre for Foreigners, which is the only establishment of this type in Kosovo*. The Centre was opened in 2015 and it is managed by the Department of Citizenship, Asylum and Migration (DCAM) of the Ministry of the Interior. […]
Tunisia Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Tunisia Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Tunisia, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Tunisia Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Tunisia: Country Page Joint Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Tunisia Report: Immigration Detention in Tunisia – Shrouded in […]
Tunisia: Covid-19 and Detention
Having largely avoided the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tunisia began experiencing a sharp increase in infections starting in August 2020. This coincided with increased maritime arrivals from Tunisia to Italy and renewed efforts by European leaders to partner with Tunisia in externalising migration controls in the Mediterranean and North Africa. On 10 August, […]
UK: Plans to Replicate Australia’s Maligned Offshore Detention Regime Ignore a Long History of Failure and Suffering
Earlier this month, leaks revealed that the UK government has considered plans to send asylum seekers to offshore “processing” facilities stretching from Europe to North Africa to Asia, including in Moldova, Morocco, Papua New Guinea, and even Ascension Island and St Helena. According to the Guardian, which obtained the documents, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and […]
Vanuatu Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Vanuatu Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Vanuatu, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Vanuatu Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Vanuatu: Country Page Vanuatu: COVID-19 Updates Vanuatu: International Law […]
Norway Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Norway Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Norway, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Norway Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Norway: Country Page Special Report: Harm Reduction in Immigration Detention Report: Immigration Detention in Norway – Fewer Asylum Seekers but More Deportees […]
