Greek authorities reported the first confirmed Covid-19 case in Lesvos’ overcrowded Moria Camp. In response, the country’s ministries for asylum, health, and civil protection announced in a joint statement that the camp would be closed for 14 days, and that authorities were actively tracing and testing all persons who had come into contact with the […]
Botswana Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Botswana Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Botswana, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Botswana Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Botswana: Country Page Botswana: COVID-19 Updates Botswana: International Law […]
Marshall Islands Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Greece Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from the Marshall Islands, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Marshall Islands Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Marshall Islands: Country Page Marshall Islands: COVID-19 Updates Marshall Islands: International Law […]
Bhutan Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Bhutan Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Bhutan, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Bhutan Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Bhutan: Country Page Bhutan: COVID-19 Updates Bhutan: International Law […]
Brunei Darussalam: Covid-19 and Detention
There is little available information about the treatment of migrants or asylum seekers in Brunei. The government reports that the country has no asylum seekers or refugees, although in the past the country has reported that it has more than 20,000 stateless residents. On 17 March, the Health Ministry stated that “any individual arriving in […]
Botswana: Covid-19 and Detention
Botswana, which has long operated a “Centre for Illegal Migrants” at Francistown near the border with Zimbabwe and a refugee camp in Dukwi, has struggled in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, repeatedly shutting down various regions of the country as cases have spread. While there appears to be little public information about whether measures […]
Kosovo Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Kosovo Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Kosovo, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Kosovo Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Kosovo: Country Page […]
Paraguay: Covid-19 and Detention
In its official response to the GDP’s Covid-19 survey, Paraguay’s Immigration Service (Dirección General de Migraciones, DGM) reported that the country had not implemented a detention moratorium since the onset of the pandemic. The DGM explained that it is not authorised to order immigration-related detention, that that requires judicial intervention, as per Ley 978/96 de […]
Marshall Islands: Covid-19 and Detention
The Marshall Islands are not signatory to the Refugee Convention, there is no system in place for providing protection to refugees, and there is little information available regarding the country’s treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in immigration enforcement procedures. As of early September 2020, there were no confirmed cases of Covid-19. […]
Bhutan: Covid-19 and Detention
As of 2019, Bhutan reportedly had no immigration detention centres and few cases of people being placed in detention for immigration-related reasons. On 23 March, it was made mandatory for all persons travelling into Bhutan to undergo a period of quarantine to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. There have been reports of people being […]
