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 […]
NEWSLETTER: Immigration Detention in Germany; Detention Concerns in Tunisia and Cyprus
In August 2020, the GDP published its latest report on Germany, as well as two submissions to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (Tunisia and Cyprus). Our monthly newsletter provides a full roundup. […]
Immigration Detention in Germany: From Open Arms to Public Backlash
During the height of Europe’s migration “crisis,” Germany was one of the few EU countries to openly embrace assisting refugees, registering more than a million arrivals in less than two years. However, this stance spurred a public backlash, which led to the adoption of a host of restrictive measures, including policies intended to increase removals, limit family reunifications, and expand the range of facilities that can be used to detain migrants. […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Bosnia and Herzegovina, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Bosnia and Herzegovina Detention Data Profile Related Readings: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Country Page Submission to the UN Committee against Torture: Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and […]
Paraguay Direccion General de Migracion Covid-19 Survey
Paraguay’s Immigration Service reports that although the country has not implemented a detention moratorium during the pandemic there have been no new detention orders because permits for foreigners have been temporarily extended. […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Covid-19 and Detention
Amidst rising xenophobic sentiment in the country (see 29 April update on this platform), in mid-August residents of Velika Kladusa (in the Krajina region, on the Bosnian-Croatian border) staged a protest to denounce purported assaults by foreigners on local civilians. The protestors reportedly blocked a road leading to an asylum seeker reception centre. During the […]
United Kingdom: Covid-19 and Detention
During the first two weeks of August, more than 650 migrants and asylum seekers crossed the Channel from France. With fewer lorries able to cross during the pandemic, migrants and asylum seekers have increasingly sought to attempt the journey in dinghies, often with the aid of smugglers. The country’s Home Office has been advancing alarmist […]
Iceland Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Iceland Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Iceland, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Iceland Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Iceland: Country Page Iceland: International Law Iceland: COVID-19 Updates […]
